Senate committee reports 13 bills, advances paid family leave and transportation debt authorization

A Virginia Senate committee voted to report 13 bills out of committee, including Senate Bill 11 22, which would create a paid family and medical leave program, and Senate Bill 10 82, which would authorize the Commonwealth Transportation Board to issue up to $1 billion in debt, according to the meeting transcript.

The committee reported most measures by voice vote or roll call with few substantive floor debates recorded in the transcript. Reporting a bill from committee advances it toward floor consideration or further action in the legislative process.

SB 11 22 — a measure described in the transcript as creating a paid family and medical leave program — was moved, seconded and reported out by a recorded tally of 11 to 7. Several other bills were reported unanimously or with unanimous tallies recorded as 18 to 0 or 19 to 0 in the transcript.

Notable bills the committee advanced include: - SB 11 22 (from Senator Boisco): Described in the transcript as creating a paid family and medical leave program. Reported out of committee, recorded vote 11 to 7. - SB 10 82 (from Senator McDougall): The bill, with a line amendment containing a reenactment clause, was described in the transcript as authorizing the Commonwealth Transportation Board to issue up to $1 billion in debt. Reported as amended, recorded vote 19 to 0. - SB 11 42 (compensation and retirement area): As amended to conform to House Bill 18 15, the committee recorded that the bill would allow private college campus police officers and private police officers from other entities. Reported as amended, recorded vote reported in the transcript as 19 (format in transcript: "The bill reports 19"). - SB 8 17: Reported with a substitute that, according to the transcript, would conform the bill to a House measure that requires public schools to develop a cardiac emergency response. Reported 19 to 0. - SB 12 31 (from Senator Aird): A substitute made the bill identical to House Bill 21 79; the change was described as updating provisions for the Virginia investment performance grant. Reported 18 to 0 in the transcript. - SB 13 35 (from Senator Marsden): A substitute conformed the bill to House Bill 20 77 and expanded eligibility for loans and grants; reported 19 to 0.

The transcript records each motion as moved and seconded; specific mover and seconder statements are recorded but without full names in the transcript text. Where the transcript provides vote tallies, those tallies are recorded below in the "Votes at a glance" list exactly as stated in the transcript. Some tallies in the transcript appear truncated or garbled (for example, one entry reads "That bill report 17 18 to 0" in the record); the article reports vote counts using the transcript text and, where the transcript provides a clear numeric tally, numeric yes/no counts.

Votes at a glance (as stated in the meeting transcript): - SB 11 22 — "The bill reports 11 to 7." Outcome: reported out of committee. - SB 12 07 — transcript: "That bill report 17 18 to 0." Outcome: reported out of committee (motion moved and seconded). - SB 12 08 — "The bill reports 18 to 0." Outcome: reported out of committee. - SB 12 31 (substitute) — "The bill reports eighteen-zero." Outcome: reported out of committee as substituted. - SB 13 35 (with substitute) — "That bill reports 19 to 0." Outcome: reported out of committee as substituted. - SB 11 42 (as amended) — transcript: "The bill now conforms to house bill 18 15... The bill reports 19." Outcome: reported out of committee as amended. - SB 12 01 — "The bill reports 19 to 0." Outcome: reported out of committee. - SB 8 17 (with substitute) — "That bill reports 19 to 0." Outcome: reported out of committee as substituted. - SB 11 21 — transcript: "The bill reports 19." Outcome: reported out of committee. - SB 14 73 — "That bill reports 19 to 0." Outcome: reported out of committee. - SB 11 20 (establish commission on women's health, as amended) — "That bill reports 19 to 0." Outcome: reported out of committee as amended. - SB 10 82 (as amended) — "The bill reports 19 to 0." Outcome: reported out of committee as amended. - SB 11 44 — "The bill reports 19." Outcome: reported out of committee.

Ending: The transcript indicates the committee concluded its business after the final motion to report SB 11 44. The record supplied does not include floor action or governor action; reporting a bill from committee is a procedural step that typically moves the measure toward the next stage of legislative consideration.