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2008 SESSION
Called to order at 10:00 a.m. by William J. Howell, Speaker
Mace placed on Speaker's table by Sergeant at Arms
Prayer offered by The Reverend David E. Slayton, Pastor, Red Lane Baptist Church, Powhatan
Delegate Griffith led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
Attendance roll call - Quorum present
Leaves of Absence granted: Delegates Gear (portion) and Mathieson
Journals for Friday, February 8, 2008, and Saturday, February 9, 2008 approved by the Speaker
Senate communication received:
Senate bills passed: SBs 35, 41, 52, 67, 92, 99, 119, 145, 169, 234, 242, 244, 246, 247, 248, 249, 268, 269, 276, 284, 288, 291, 292, 296, 297, 317, 320, 322, 329, 350, 358, 382, 387, 405, 408, 467, 468, 490, 519, 531, 532, 536, 538, 543, 578, 590, 609, 610, 612, 613, 644, 652, 668, 671, 678, 697, 706, 718, 728, 729, 764, 766, 770, 775, 788, 794
House bills passed: HBs 240, 639, 847
Motion by Delegate Plum to adjourn in honor and memory of the Honorable Mitch Van Yahres, former member of the House of Delegates, agreed to
Motion by Delegate Suit to adjourn in honor and memory of Petty Officer 1st Class Luis Ariel Souffront agreed to
Resolutions presented and laid on Speaker's table pursuant to House Rule 39(a)
CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS READ THIRD TIME
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HB 111S - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 147S - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 277S - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 523S - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 525A - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 555S - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1032A - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1125A - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1142A - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1208S - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1218S - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1317S - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1319 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1320S - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1413 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1441S - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1443S - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1478A - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1505A - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1529 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1576 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
Motion by Delegate Griffith to recess agreed to
House recessed at 10:26 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
House reconvened at 11:00 a.m.
HOUSE BILLS READ THIRD TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
HB 1254A - Passed (Y-98 N-0)
HB 580SA - Passed (Y-98 N-0)
HB 12S - Passed (Y-91 N-7)
HB 144 - Passed (Y-82 N-15)
HB 242S - Passed (Y-98 N-0)
HB 440SA - Passed (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1361S - Passed (Y-90 N-8)
HB 1516S - Passed (Y-91 N-7)
HB 1572S - Passed (Y-93 N-4)
HOUSE BILLS READ SECOND TIME
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HB 926S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 149S - Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee Substitute rejected, Appropriations Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 239S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 469A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 534S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 631 - Engrossed
HB 688A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 711A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed, Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 788A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 869 - Engrossed
HB 871A - Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee Amendment agreed to, Appropriations Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1245S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1498A - Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 1514A - Finance Committee Amendment agreed to, Appropriations Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1547S - Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 262S - Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 445A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 466S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 547S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 709A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 839A - Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 883S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1056S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1062S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1078S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1079A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1140S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed, Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 1206 - Engrossed
HB 1215A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1217 - Engrossed
HB 1236 - Engrossed
HB 1262S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1305S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1312S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1342 - Engrossed
HB 1355S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1410S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1414A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1480A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1496A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1510S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1523S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1526S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1528 - Engrossed
HB 1564 - Engrossed
HB 34S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 112 - Engrossed
HB 119S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 159S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 181A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 223S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 267S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 320S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 324S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 360 - Engrossed
HB 408S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 410 - Engrossed
HB 475S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 499S - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute rejected, Appropriations Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 505 - Engrossed
HB 516S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 527 - Engrossed
HB 559S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 560S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 567 - Engrossed
HB 573S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 575S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 586 - Engrossed
HB 622 - Engrossed
HB 626 - Engrossed
HB 633 - Engrossed, Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 634A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 641S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 674S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 682S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 760S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Motion by Delegate Griffith to refer to Committee for Courts of Justice rejected, Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 781S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 805S - Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee Substitute rejected, Appropriations Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed, Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 815S - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute No. 1 rejected, Courts of Justice Committee Substitute No. 2 agreed to, Engrossed
HB 819A - Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee Amendments agreed to, Appropriations Committee Amendments agreed to, Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 825A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 879S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 900A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 931 - Engrossed
HB 952 - Engrossed
HB 953S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed, Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 956S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 965 - Engrossed
HB 978S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 990S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 995 - Engrossed
HB 1023 - Engrossed
HB 1043S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1114 - Engrossed
HB 1128 - Engrossed
HB 1129 - Engrossed
HB 1131S - General Laws Committee Substitute rejected, Appropriations Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1167 - Engrossed
HB 1171S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1174S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1179 - Engrossed
HB 1181 - Engrossed
HB 1205S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1240A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1258S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1330S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1332S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1335S - Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee Amendment rejected, Appropriations Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1362S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1363S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1367 - Engrossed
HB 1395S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1397 - Engrossed
HB 1407S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1439S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1457 - Engrossed
HB 1470 - Engrossed
HB 1562S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1568A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HOUSE BILLS READ SECOND TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
HB 679SA - Delegate Hull floor amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 268 - Engrossed
HB 1270A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Delegate Hull floor amendment agreed to, Delegate Ebbin floor amendment agreed to, Refused to engross (Y-47 N-48)
HB 1352S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 269 - Engrossed
HB 579S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 885S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 903A - Courts of Justice Committee Amendments agreed to, Appropriations Committee Amendment agreed to, Delegate Moran floor amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 923S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
Motion by Delegate Johnson to reconsider the vote by which HB 1250 was referred to the Committee on Appropriations agreed to (Y-51 N-45)
HB 1009S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1123S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1164A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Delegate Moran floor amendment agreed to (Y-81 N-9), Delegate Armstrong floor amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1551S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 231 - Refused to engross
HB 344S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 434A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 451A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 934A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 991S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1024A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1210A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1228S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1350A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1437S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1463 - Engrossed
HB 1536 - Committee Substitute rejected, Engrossed
HB 3S - Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee Substitute rejected, Appropriations Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 91S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 113S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 131SA - Committee Substitute agreed to, Delegate Lewis floor amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 161S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 172S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 312S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 429S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 433S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 436 - Engrossed
HB 538S - Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee Substitute rejected, Appropriations Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 597S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 656S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 719 - Engrossed
HB 833S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 936S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1007A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1126A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Delegate Jones of Suffolk floor amendment agreed to, Engrossed
Motion by Delegate Griffith to recess agreed to
House recessed at 5:17 p.m. until 5:45 p.m.
House reconvened at 5:45 p.m.
Committee report
From Counties, Cities and Towns: HB 1527S
HB 1149S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1186S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1207 - Engrossed
HB 1257A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1442S - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute rejected, Appropriations Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed (Y-84 N-13)
HB 1472A - Delegate Albo floor amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1481 - Engrossed
HB 1520A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1522 - Engrossed (Y-51 N-44)
HB 1532A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1543S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1498A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1547S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Delegate Albo floor amendment withdrawn, Engrossed
HB 262SA - Committee Substitute agreed to, Delegate Ware of Roanoke City floor amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 466S - Engrossed
HB 709A - Delegate Scott of Fairfax floor amendment ruled not germane, Engrossed
HB 839A - Delegate Sherwood floor amendments agreed to, Committee Amendments Nos. 1, 2, and 4 rejected, Committee Amendment No. 3 agreed to, Engrossed
HB 760SA - Delegate Marshall of Prince William floor amendment rejected, Delegate Kilgore floor amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 819A - Engrossed
HB 1250S - Referred to Committee on Appropriations (Y-52 N-43)
RESOLUTION
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HJR 362 - Agreed to (Y-95 N-0)
RESOLUTION
REGULAR CALENDAR
HJR 194 - Agreed to (Y-92 N-3)
SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR NO. 1
HOUSE BILL READ FIRST TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
HB 1298SA - Motion by Delegate Griffith to dispense with 2nd Constitutional Reading agreed to (Y-97 N-0), Committee Substitute agreed to, Delegate Albo floor amendment agreed to, Engrossed
SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR NO. 2
HOUSE BILL READ FIRST TIME
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HB 1527S - Motion by Delegate Griffith to dispense with 2nd Constitutional Reading agreed to (Y-97 N-0), Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
Motion by Delegate Griffith to adjourn agreed to
House adjourned at 7:14 p.m. to meet Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
KEY: A = AMENDMENT(S); S = SUBSTITUTE; SA = SUBSTITUTE WITH AMENDMENT(S)