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2008 SESSION

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Minute Book
2008 Session
Senate of Virginia
WILLIAM T. BOLLING, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SUSAN CLARKE SCHAAR, CLERK
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
 

 

Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor William T. Bolling

Prayer offered by The Reverend Keith Jones, New Beech Grove Baptist Church, Newport News, Virginia

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

Motion of Senator Blevins dispensed with reading of Journal (40-Y 0-N)

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10304): reading waived (40-Y 0-N)

Senate bills with House amendments passed: SB 132, 584

Senate bills with House substitutes passed: SB 54, 145, 199, 206, 216, 246, 301, 314, 652, 683, 710, 714

House insisted on its substitute and requested committee of conference: SB 770

Senate bill with conference report concurred in: SB 668

House bill with Senate substitute rejected: HB 34

House acceded to Senate request for committees of conference: HB 662, 731, 879, 949, 1181

Senate bills passed: SB 56, 92, 119, 130, 133, 198, 235, 236, 237, 242, 358, 362, 405, 580, 593, 606, 616, 635, 681, 696, 704, 706, 726, 734, 741, 750, 791

House bill with Senate amendment concurred in: HB 546

House bill with Senate substitute concurred in: HB 1487

Senate joint resolutions agreed to: SJR 160, 182

Senate bills with House amendments and substitutes placed on Calendar: see March 6 Senate Calendar

Rules suspended, privilege of the floor given to distinguished guest (38-Y 0-N)

On motion of Senator Saslaw, the Senate recessed at 12:15 p.m. to reconvene at 1:15 p.m.

The Senate reconvened at 1:15 p.m.

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 611 (Election of Court of Appeals of Virginia Judges, a member of the State Corporation Commission and a member of the Workers’ Compensation Commission)

CALENDAR

BILLS IN CONFERENCE

HB 190 - conference report agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

HB 412 - conference report agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 271 - conference report agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 283 - conference report agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 506 - conference report agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 735 - conference report agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 754 - conference report agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - HOUSE

HB 931 - Senate insisted on its amendment(s) and requested committee of conference (38-Y 1-N)

HB 1547 - Senate insisted on its substitute and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE

SB 116 - House amendment(s) agreed to (35-Y 4-N)

SB 135 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 244 - House amendment(s) agreed to (37-Y 3-N)

SB 290 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 297 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 442 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 472 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 493 - House amendment(s) agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 511 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 559 - House amendment(s) agreed to (37-Y 3-N)

SB 562 - House amendment(s) rejected (4-Y 36-N)

SB 566 - House amendment(s) agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 600 - House amendment(s) agreed to (38-Y 0-N)

SB 610 - House amendment(s) agreed to (39-Y 1-N)

SB 662 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 673 - House amendment(s) agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 707 - House substitute agreed to (39-Y 0-N)

SB 795 - House substitute rejected (0-Y 40-N)

SB 770 - Senate acceded to House request for committee of conference (37-Y 2-N)

SENATE BILLS VETOED BY GOVERNOR

SB 436 - motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (25-Y 15-N, 2/3 of members present required)

SB 476A - motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (22-Y 18-N, 2/3 of members present required)

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING

Read third time

HB 526 - passed (39-Y 0-N), passage reconsidered (39-Y 0-N), passed (40-Y 0-N)

HB 12S - passed by for the day

REGULAR CALENDAR

HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING

Read third time

HB 633 - passed (37-Y 2-N)

HB 1171A - passed by for the day

HB 1254A - passed by for the day

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION ON SECOND READING

SJR 225 - read second time, passed by for the day

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE RESOLUTION ON SECOND READING

SR 9 - read second time, engrossed

SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR NO. 1

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - HOUSE

HB 34S - Senate insisted on its substitute and requested committee of conference (39-Y 0-N)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE

SB 54 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 132 - House amendment(s) agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 145 - House substitute agreed to (39-Y 0-N 1-A)

SB 199 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 206 - House substitute agreed to (39-Y 0-N)

SB 216 - House substitute agreed to (39-Y 0-N)

SB 246 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 301 - House substitute agreed to (27-Y 12-N)

SB 314 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 584 - House amendment(s) agreed to (39-Y 0-N)

SB 652 - House substitute rejected (7-Y 33-N)

SB 683 - passed by for the day

SB 710 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

SB 714 - House substitute agreed to (39-Y 1-N)

SR 11 - offered by Senator Marsh

HJR 611 - passed by for the day

Joint Order pursuant to HJR 31, suspended (voice vote)

CONFEREES APPOINTED

SB 770 - Senators Norment, Stolle and Whipple

HB 662 - Senators Quayle, Whipple and Reynolds

HB 731 - Senators Herring, Petersen and Vogel

HB 879 - Senators Herring, Locke and Stuart

HB 949 - Senators Petersen, Deeds and Cuccinelli

HB 1181 - Senators Reynolds, Deeds and Hurt

On motion of Senator Colgan, the Senate adjourned at 2:46 p.m. to convene Thursday, March 6, 2008, at 12m.

KEY:  A = AMENDMENT(S); S = SUBSTITUTE; SA = SUBSTITUTE WITH AMENDMENT(S)