The Senate Rules Committee cleared a multi-item docket and recorded votes on a series of bills and joint resolutions. Most measures were reported by voice or electronic vote; where rolls were recorded the committee reported Ayes 15, No 0. The following summarizes each item with the formal action recorded in the transcript excerpt.
- Senate Bill 966 — Changes to membership of the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to add the executive director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission (or designee) to ensure criminal defense representation. Action: moved, seconded and reported. Vote recorded as Ayes 15, No 0.
- Senate Bill 1239 — Directs the State Corporation Commission to review cybersecurity for entities connecting to the electrical grid; sponsor said the SCC can perform the evaluation within existing resources. Action: moved and seconded; electronic vote recorded as Ayes 15, No 0.
- Senate Bill 799 — Extends the sunset for the Health Services Committee from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2028. Action: moved and seconded; electronic vote recorded as Ayes 15, No 0.
- Senate Bill 878 — Consolidates oversight commissions related to unemployment insurance; action moved and seconded and reported. Vote recorded as Ayes 15, No 0.
- Senate Bill 1120 — Establishes a Commission on Women’s Health to study maternal and women's health issues; committee moved to report and refer to Finance. Vote recorded as Ayes 15, No 0.
- Senate Bill 1372 — Changes to factors judges must consider in petitions related to custody relief (per Commission on Youth recommendation); committee re-referred the bill to Rehabilitation and Social Services. Vote recorded as Ayes 15, No 0.
- Senate Joint Resolution 253 — Joint study to examine moving state elections to the federal cycle; motion to report and re-refer to Senate Finance was recorded and the resolution was re-referred to Finance (committee discussion noted a fiscal impact).
- Senate Bill 774 — Modifies a work group that reviews the state benchmark health plan for the exchange and codifies membership and factors to consider; moved, seconded and reported (Ayes 15, No 0).
Many of the motions were handled by voice or electronic roll call; the transcript excerpts show recorded "Ayes 15, No 0" for each reported bill. Where the transcript listed a re-referral (for example, to Senate Finance), that referral was captured and recorded.