2026 SPECIAL SESSION I

INTRODUCED

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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 2001

Offered April 23, 2026

Prefiled April 23, 2026

2026 Special Session I operating resolution.

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Patron—Locke

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Referred to Committee on Rules

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RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That the Comptroller be directed to issue his warrants on the Treasurer, payable from the contingent fund of the Senate, to accomplish the work of the Senate of Virginia as reported by the Clerk of the Senate to the Senate Rules Committee during the 2026 Special Session I. Necessary payments to cover contingent and incidental expenses will be certified by the Clerk of the Senate or her designee; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That members of the Senate shall receive session per diem and mileage reimbursement for any day they attend a scheduled floor session at which an attendance roll call is taken. Session per diem shall not be allowed for legislative assistants. Session per diem shall not be allowed for members of the Senate during a recess of the Special Session. However, members may receive compensation while the General Assembly is in recess, as provided in § 30-19.12 of the Code of Virginia and in the 2024-2026 Appropriation Act, as follows: (i) members of any standing committee authorized by the Senate and the Committee on Rules; (ii) members of any committee of conference; and (iii) members of any legislative committee, commission, or council established by the General Assembly; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That after the Special Session is convened for the first time, the Senate may stand in recess from time to time until reconvened with at least 48 hours' notice by the call of the Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules.