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2008 SESSION
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor William T. Bolling
Prayer offered by The Reverend Robert Cilinski, All Saints Catholic Church, Manassas, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Wagner dispensed with reading of Journal (40-Y 0-N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN20227): reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
Senate bills with House amendments passed: SB 356, 603
Senate bills with House substitutes passed: SB 415, 510, 770
House insisted on its substitute and requested committee of conference: SB 95
House bills with Senate amendments rejected: HB 662, 731, 879, 1181
House bill with Senate substitute rejected: HB 949
House bill amended in accordance with recommendation of Governor: HB 211
House joint resolution agreed to: HJR 484
Senate bills passed: SB 215, 284, 561, 591, 700, 776
House bills with Senate amendments concurred in: HB 85, 137, 229, 259, 278, 350, 477, 866, 1005, 1017, 1100, 1166, 1242, 1386
House bills with Senate substitutes concurred in: HB 408, 440, 933, 1073, 1183, 1384, 1496
Senate bills with House amendments and substitutes placed on Calendar: see February 29 Senate Calendar
House joint resolution Laid on Clerk's Desk: see February 29 Senate Calendar
BILLS REPORTED
From Commerce and Labor: SB 797
From Education and Health: HB 191, 242, 354A, 398A, 524S, 760S, 766S, 819S, 1089, 1128, 1135S, 1222, 1498, 1526A
From General Laws and Technology: HB 407, 516S, 520, 633, 634, 677, 768, 854, 955, 1271, 1367, 1397A, 1458
SJR 244 - offered by Senator Norment
SJR 245 - offered by Senator Stolle
Joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 152: see February 29 Senate Calendar
On motion of Senator Saslaw, the Senate recessed at 12:35 p.m. to reconvene at 1:20 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 1:20 p.m.
CALENDAR
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - HOUSE
HB 190 - Senate insisted on its amendment(s) and requested committee of conference (38-Y 0-N)
HB 443 - Senate insisted on its amendment(s) and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1425 - Senate insisted on its substitute and requested committee of conference (39-Y 0-N)
HB 1528 - Senate insisted on its amendment(s) and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE
SB 271 - Senate acceded to House request for committee of conference (39-Y 0-N)
SB 276 - Senate acceded to House request for committee of conference (38-Y 0-N)
SB 283 - Senate acceded to House request for committee of conference (39-Y 0-N)
SB 490 - Senate acceded to House request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
SB 506 - Senate acceded to House request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
SB 735 - Senate acceded to House request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
SB 99 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 292 - House amendment(s) agreed to (37-Y 3-N)
SB 520 - House amendment(s) agreed to (39-Y 1-N)
SB 691 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 740 - House amendment(s) agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 764 - House amendment(s) agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
HOUSE BILL WITH GOVERNOR'S AMENDMENT
HB 1259 - Governor's amendment agreed to (33-Y 7-N), reconsidered (38-Y 1-N), Governor's amendment agreed to (33-Y 7-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
Read third time
HB 396A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 525 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 546A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 680 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 688 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 728A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 780 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 869 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 918 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 931A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1024A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1098 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1123A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1160 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1176 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1211A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1228 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1305 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1311 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1313 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1413 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1487S - committee substitute agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1490 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1508 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1523 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 499S - out of block, passed by for the day
HB 111A - out of block, passed by for the day
HB 112 - out of block, passed (38-Y 2-N)
HB 314 - out of block, passed by for the day, reconsidered by for the day (40-Y 0-N), passed (36-Y 4-N)
HB 915 - out of block, passed by for the day
HB 1547S - committee substitute agreed to, Deeds floor amendment(s) rejected, out of block, engrossed, passed (29-Y 11-N), passage reconsidered (40-Y 0-N), passed (28-Y 12-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
Read third time
HB 223S - Stolle floor substitute agreed to, engrossed, passed (40-Y 0-N)
HB 250S - committee substitute agreed to, engrossed, passed (40-Y 0-N), passage reconsidered (38-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
HB 543S - committee substitute agreed to, engrossed, passed (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
HB 934A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, passed by for the day, reconsidered by for the day (39-Y 1-N), rereferred to Courts of Justice
HB 936A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed (26-Y 13-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB 195S - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 394 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 430A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 434 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 466 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 522 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 526 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 679A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 684 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 789 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 877 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1410A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1446A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1455 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1463 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB 262 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 721A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 754A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1084A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1107 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 796S - read first time
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS
HJR 396 - agreed to block vote
HJR 397 - agreed to block vote
HJR 398 - agreed to block vote
HJR 401 - agreed to block vote
HJR 408 - agreed to block vote
HJR 409 - agreed to block vote
HJR 419 - agreed to block vote
HJR 420 - agreed to block vote
HJR 421 - agreed to block vote
HJR 422 - agreed to block vote
HJR 423 - agreed to block vote
HJR 441 - agreed to block vote
HJR 442 - agreed to block vote
SJR 213 - agreed to block vote
SJR 217 - agreed to block vote
SJR 218 - agreed to block vote
SJR 220 - agreed to block vote
SJR 221 - agreed to block vote
SJR 223 - agreed to block vote
SJR 224 - agreed to block vote
SJR 227 - agreed to block vote
HJR 395 - out of block, agreed to block vote
HJR 400 - out of block, agreed to block vote
HJR 407 - out of block, agreed to block vote
COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS
HJR 399 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 402 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 403 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 404 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 410 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 411 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 412 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 413 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 414 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 415 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 416 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 417 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 418 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 424 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 425 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 426 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 427 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 428 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 429 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 430 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 431 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 432 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 433 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 434 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 435 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 436 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 437 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 438 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 439 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 440 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 444 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 445 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
HJR 446 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SJR 210 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SJR 211 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SJR 212 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SJR 214 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SJR 215 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SJR 216 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SJR 219 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SJR 222 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SJR 226 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SJR 230 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SJR 231 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SJR 232 - agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR NO. 1
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
Read third time
HB 251A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed (39-Y 0-N)
HB 324S - reconsideration of adoption of General Laws and Technology substitute agreed to (39-Y 0-N), General Laws and Technology substitute rejected, Finance substitute agreed to, engrossed, passed (40-Y 0-N)
HB 475S - engrossed, passed (40-Y 0-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB 119 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 641 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 656 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 849 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 979A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1390S - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL ON SECOND READING
HB 538SA - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day
CONFEREES APPOINTED
SB 271 - Senators Deeds, Blevins and Northam
SB 276 - Senators Cuccinelli, Howell and Edwards
SB 283 - Senators Miller, J.C., Lucas and Whipple
SB 490 - Senators Hanger, Whipple and Miller, J.C.
SB 506 - Senators McDougle, Deeds and Reynolds
SB 735 - Senators Smith, Petersen and McEachin
On motion of Senator Colgan, the Senate adjourned at 2:17 p.m. to convene Friday, February 29, 2008, at 11:00 a.m.
KEY: A = AMENDMENT(S); S = SUBSTITUTE; SA = SUBSTITUTE WITH AMENDMENT(S)