General Assembly; 2017 Session schedule. (HJ555)

Introduced By

Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville), Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson), Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville), Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg), Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville), Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

Description

General Assembly; 2017 Session schedule. Establishes a schedule for the conduct of business coming before the 2017 Regular Session of the General Assembly of Virginia. Read the Bill »

Status

01/11/2017: Passed the Senate

History

DateAction
12/16/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100930D
01/11/2017Taken up
01/11/2017Engrossed by House
01/11/2017Agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
01/11/2017VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/11/2017Received
01/11/2017Referred to Committee on Rules
01/11/2017Rules suspended (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/11/2017Discharged from Rules
01/11/2017Readings waived
01/11/2017Taken up for immediate consideration
01/11/2017Agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/11/2017Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ555ER)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 4 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville): BE TAKEN UP FOR IMMEDIATE SKRTION.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE RULES BE SUSPENDED, THE COMMITTEE ON RULES BE DISCHARGED FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION, THE READINGS OF THE TITLE BE WAIVED AND HJR 555 BE TAKEN FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville): AYES 38, NOS 0.

[Unknown]: AYES 38, NOS 0. THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED TO TAKE UP THE RESOLUTION FOR IMMEDIATE THE SENATOR FROM HANOVER. CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MOVE THAT THE RESOLUTION BE AGREED TOS A SPEAKING TO THE MOTION. SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR. MR. PRESIDENT, IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR AMENDMENT PACK ON YOUR DESK, YOU'LL SEE THE PROCEDURAL RESOLUTION AND I'M JUST GOING TO DRAW A COUPLE OF THE DATES THAT ARE PRESENT THERE TO YOUR ATTENTION. THE FIRST IS ON LINE 42, YOU WILL SEE THAT IF YOU WANT TO BE REMOVED AS A COPATRON ON A BILL, WE'VE PUT THAT DATE AS FEBRUARY THE 17th, WHICH IS THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE END OF -- A WEEK BEFORE THE END OF SESSION, CHIBL IS EARLIER THAN WHAT WE'VE DONE HISTORICALLY AND WE MOVED THAT TIME FRAME FROM 5:00 P.M. TO 3:00 P.M. TO ALLOW THE CLERK'S OFFICE TO EFFECTUATE THOSE MORE EFFICIENTLY. I'LL DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO A COUPLE OTHER PLACES ON RULE NUMBER 7, LINE 110 AND 111, IT IS NO BILL OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE OFFERED AFTER JANUARY -- FRIDAY, JANUARY 20th, SO NEXT FRIDAY, ALL BILLS HAVE TO BE IN PLACE. I KNOW THAT IT COMES UP QUICKLY, SO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THAT ONE IS IN PLACE, PARTICULARLY IN A SHORT SESSION. AND THEN, MR. PRESIDENT, IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 3 OF THE DOCUMENT, RULE NUMBER 17, YOU WILL SEE THAT JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, THE FIRST ONE WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 17th AND THE SECOND ONE ON FEBRUARY THE 20th, SO WE PUT THAT IN PLACE. AND I WANT TO DRAW TO IT EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION BECAUSE THOSE DAYS TEND TO BE A LITTLE LONGER AS YOU'RE TRYING TO DO YOUR SCHEDULE. THEN, MR. PRESIDENT, YOU WILL SEE ON RULE 18, LINE 151 AND 152, NO COMMENDING OR MEMORIAL RESOLUTION SHALL BE OFFERED AFTER FEBRUARY THE 20th, SO THE SAME DAY WE DO JUDGES IS THE LAST DAY TO DO COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE JOINT. AND THEN, MR. PRESIDENT, IF YOU LOOK ON DOWN RULE NUMBER 22, LINES 170 AND 171, YOU'LL SEE THAT RESOLUTIONS FOR MEMORIAL OR COMMENDING THAT ARE JUST SENATE RESOLUTIONS, THE LAST DAY IS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd. AND I DRAW THOSE ATTENTIONS -- THOSE DATES TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE I KNOW THEY TEND TO SNEAK UP ON US AND WE'LL REMIND YOU OF THOSE. BUT THOSE ARE REALLY -- SOME OF THOSE WERE CHANGES. WE MOVED THEM A LITTLE FARTHER FORWARD THAN PREVIOUS YEARS TO MAKE SURE WE CAN OPERATE IN THE LAST DAYS A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENTLY. AND WITH THAT, MR. PRESIDENT, I WILL RENEW MY MOTION THAT THE RESOLUTION PASS.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE RESOLUTION BE AGREED TO. ALL IN FAVOR OF AGREEING TO THE RESOLUTION WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 38, NOS 0. AYES 38, NOS 0. THE RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO. THE CLERK WILL PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF HJR 556. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER 556, ESTABLISHING A SCHEDULE FOR THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS FOR THE PREFILING PERIOD OF THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. THE SENATOR FROM HANOVER, SENATOR McDOUGLE.