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Votes at a glance: Key Senate roll calls Jan. 20, 2025 — pet-shop data, higher-education bonds, counties' supervisor pay, water utilities, school-sales-tax
Summary
On Jan. 20 the Virginia Senate recorded final votes on several bills: SB 916 (pet-shop data work group), SB 1121 (higher-education bond issuance), SB 762 (board of supervisors’ salaries), SB 850 (private water utilities cost recovery), and SB 1307 (local sales tax option for school construction). Results and key details are listed below.
Richmond — The Virginia Senate recorded votes on several bills on Jan. 20, 2025. Below are the measures that received final recorded action on the floor, the outcomes and the key details noted on the floor.
SB 916 — Passed (40–0) Motion and outcome: Senators approved SB 916 on a recorded vote after discussion that the bill directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a work group to evaluate existing data on the sale of dogs and cats by pet shops and identify information pet shops should provide prospective owners. The work group is to report back by Nov. 1, 2025. The clerk recorded the vote: "It's 40, no 0. The bill passes." The Senate subsequently reconsidered and…
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