Votes at a glance: Senate advances block of uncontested bills; SB6, SB58, SB169 and SB449 pass
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Summary
The Virginia Senate on Jan. 26 advanced multiple uncontested bills in a block and recorded roll-call votes on several measures: SB6 (puts joint resolution on the ballot) passed 21–17; SB58 (absentee ballot receipt deadline) passed 22–16; SB169 (candidate-challenge deadlines) passed 22–16; SB449 (reproductive-freedom ballot language) passed 21–17.
The Virginia Senate convened Jan. 26 in Richmond and moved a large block of uncontested bills to final passage before voting on several contested measures.
Uncontested block and procedural actions: The Senate agreed to place Senate Bills 89 through 186 on final passage "in the block" and recorded a unanimous vote on that block ("Ayes 38, No 0"). Multiple committee substitutes and committee amendments were agreed to on the floor, and a number of bills were engrossed and advanced to their next reading.
Key roll-call votes recorded on the floor: - SB6: The senator from Hampton moved that Senate Bill 6 — which, as explained on the floor, "puts before the voters the constitutional amendment, Senate Joint Resolution 2" — pass. The roll call recorded "Ayes 21, No 17," and the bill passed. - SB58: The senator from Arlington said SB58 moves the absentee-ballot receipt deadline "to 5PM on the third day after the election" to reflect postal realities. The vote was recorded "Ayes 22, No 16," and the bill passed. - SB169: The senator from Western Fairfax introduced SB169, creating deadlines for legal challenges to candidate qualifications so those matters can be resolved before voting begins; the roll call recorded "Ayes 22, No 16," and SB169 passed. - SB449: The senator from Northern Fairfax moved that SB449, relating to a fundamental right to reproductive freedom and ballot language associated with SJ1, pass; the Senate recorded "Ayes 21, No 17," and the bill passed.
Other actions: Across the session senators agreed to committee substitutes and engrossing motions on bills reported from the Committees on Courts of Justice, Education and Health, General Laws and Technology, Finance and Appropriations, and others. The clerk announced committee meeting schedules and the Senate adjourned until noon the next day.
The session included no recorded formal defeats of measures in the roll-call tallies announced on the floor during this meeting.
