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2009 SESSION
Called to order at 12 m. by William J. Howell, Speaker
Mace placed on Speaker's table by Sergeant at Arms
Prayer offered by The Reverend Nicholas G. Bacalis, Dean, Saints Constantine
and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Richmond
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 BaCote and Bulova
Journal for Thursday, February 5, 2009, approved by the Speaker
Senate communication received
Senate bills passed: SBs 811, 889, 922, 930, 939, 1000, 1009, 1022, 1045, 1111,
1143, 1154, 1237, 1268, 1277, 1295, 1300, 1343, 1361, 1363, 1371, 1377, 1380,
1381, 1383, 1384, 1396, 1402, 1463, 1471, 1502, 1515, 1528
Senate joint resolutions agreed to: SJRs 373, 388, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407,
408, 409
House joint resolutions agreed to: HJRs 784, 786, 787, 794, 795, 796, 797, 799,
800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815,
817, 818, 819, 820, 821, 822
Committee reports
From Commerce and Labor: HBs 1709S, 1729S, 1994, 2024S, 2152S, 2155S, 2171S,
2172S, 2175S, 2268S, 2371S, 2506S, 2519S, 2531S, 2576S, 2655S
From Counties, Cities and Towns: HBs 1788S, 1802A, 2077S, 2099, 2132S, 2138S,
2150S, 2182A, 2247, 2277A, 2322A, 2326S, 2336 (referred), 2408S, 2410, 2424,
2429S, 2473A, 2487, 2532S, 2582, 2653A, 2663
From General Laws: HBs 1660S, 1708S, 1872S, 1875S, 2080S, 2083, 2234S
(referred), 2240, 2354 (referred), 2382 (referred), 2387S (referred), 2442
(referred), 2456, 2499, 2529, 2557S (referred), 2618, 2632A, 2640, 2643A, 2644S
From Militia, Police and Public Safety: HBs 1655S, 1851A, 1919S, 2123, 2144,
2178S, 2236, 2241S, 2528, 2541S, 2612, 2624S, 2626
From Privileges and Elections: HBs 1740S, 1780S, 1881A, 1892S, 2422A, 2509S,
2642S, 2657, 2658A, 2666A; SJs 278, 279, 334A, 367; HJs 620S, 640, 647, 648S,
688A, 725S, 731, 789S, 791
From Transportation: HBs 1876S (referred), 2019S, 2088S, 2164S, 2169S; HJ 756
Resolution presented, ordered printed, and referred pursuant to House Rule 37
Resolutions presented and laid on Speaker's table pursuant to House Rule 39(a)
CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS READ THIRD TIME
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HB 1845S - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1645A - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1707A - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1883S - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2051A - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2199 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2237S - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2279 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2293 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2328S - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2407S - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2423A - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2426 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2427S - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2449S - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2458S - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2461A - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2539S - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2596S - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2597 - Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 2615 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2628A - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2639A - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HOUSE BILLS READ THIRD TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
HB 2186A - Passed by until February 9, 2009
HB 2465S - Passed (Y-93 N-3)
HB 1830S - Engrossment reconsidered
HB 2396SA - Passed (Y-97 N-0)
HB 1974S - Passed (Y-98 N-0)
HB 2479A - Passed (Y-93 N-5), Reconsidered, Passed (Y-93 N-5)
HB 2504A - Passed (Y-76 N-22)
HB 1835S - Passed (Y-96 N-0)
HB 1941SA - Passed (Y-96 N-1)
HB 2040S - Passed (Y-97 N-1)
HB 2523S - Passed (Y-84 N-11)
HB 2569A - Passed (Y-96 N-2)
HB 2595S - Passed (Y-94 N-4)
HB 2604A - Passed (Y-89 N-9)
HB 2627S - Passed (Y-83 N-15)
HB 2549 - Passed (Y-96 N-1)
HB 2597 - Passed (Y-96 N-2)
HOUSE BILLS READ SECOND TIME
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HB 2211S - Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 1649A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1663A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1738 - Engrossed
HB 1774S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1778S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1836S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1844S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1905S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1945A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1970S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2008A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2030 - Engrossed
HB 2031S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2039S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 2074S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2075S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2112S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2168S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2223S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2233 - Engrossed
HB 2281S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2291S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed, Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 2353S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2369S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2404S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2409S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2425 - Engrossed
HB 2428 - Engrossed
HB 2467 - Engrossed, Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 2518S - Passed by for the day
HB 2542 - Engrossed
HB 2565S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2577S - Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 2586A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2589S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2594 - Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 2602S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2619S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2629S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed, Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 2651 - Engrossed
HB 2671 - Engrossed
HOUSE BILLS READ SECOND TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
HB 1830S - Passed by for the day
HB 2430S - Passed by for the day
HB 2607 - Passed by for the day
HB 2645A - Stricken from Calendar
HB 2444A - Committee Amendment no. 1 rejected, Committee Amendment no. 2 agreed
to, Delegate Marshall of Prince William floor amendment rejected, Delegate
Marshall of Prince William floor amendment rejected, Delegate Marshall of
Prince William floor amendment rejected, Delegate Marshall of Prince William
floor amendment severed - (F.) rejected, (G.) agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2455A - Delegate Vanderhye floor amendment rejected (Y-39 N-53), Delegate
O'Bannon floor amendment agreed to, Delegate Marshall of Prince William floor
amendment withdrawn, Engrossed
HB 1624S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1635A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Delegate Putney floor amendment
agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2066A - Passed by for the day
HB 2079 - Passed by for the day
HB 2232A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Refused to engross (Y-42 N-52)
HB 2646S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 2211SA - Committee Substitute agreed to, Delegate Jones floor amendments agreed
to, Engrossed
HB 2039S - Engrossed
HB 2577S - Committee Substitute rejected, Delegate May floor substitute agreed
to, Engrossed
HB 2594 - Engrossed
Motion by Delegate Griffith to recess agreed to
House recessed at 2:58 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.
House reconvened at 3:30 p.m.
RESOLUTIONS
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HJR 678 - Agreed to Block Vote (Y-95 N-0)
HJR 680S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Agreed to Block Vote (Y-95 N-0)
HJR 681 - Passed by for the day
HJR 685 - Agreed to Block Vote(Y-95 N-0)
HJR 689S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Agreed to Block Vote (Y-95 N-0)
HJR 723S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Agreed to Block Vote (Y-95 N-0)
HJR 755S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Agreed to Block Vote (Y-95 N-0)
HJR 783 - Agreed to Block Vote (Y-95 N-0)
HJR 788 - Agreed to Block Vote (Y-95 N-0)
HJR 792 - Agreed to Block Vote (Y-95 N-0)
HJR 793 - Agreed to Block Vote (Y-95 N-0)
HJR 823 - Agreed to Block Vote (Y-95 N-0)
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS ON THE SPEAKER'S TABLE
SJR 383 - Agreed to
SJR 386 - Agreed to
SJR 389 - Passed by for the day
SJR 391 - Agreed to
SJR 398 - Agreed to
SJR 400 - Agreed to
HJR 824 - Agreed to
HJR 825 - Agreed to
HJR 831 - Agreed to
HJR 832 - Agreed to
COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS ON THE SPEAKER'S TABLE
SJR 371 - Agreed to
SJR 372 - Agreed to
SJR 378 - Agreed to
SJR 381 - Agreed to
SJR 384 - Agreed to
SJR 393 - Agreed to
SJR 394 - Agreed to
SJR 395 - Agreed to
HJR 826 - Agreed to
HJR 827 - Agreed to
HJR 828 - Agreed to
HJR 829 - Agreed to
HJR 830 - Agreed to
HJR 833 - Agreed to
HJR 834 - Agreed to
HJR 835 - Agreed to
HJR 836 - Agreed to
HJR 837 - Agreed to
HJR 838 - Agreed to
HJR 839 - Agreed to
HJR 840 - Agreed to
HJR 841 - Agreed to
HJR 842 - Agreed to
HJR 843 - Agreed to
HJR 844 - Agreed to
HJR 845 - Agreed to
HJR 846 - Agreed to
HJR 847 - Agreed to
HOUSE BILL READ SECOND TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
HB 2444A - Engrossment Reconsidered, Delegate Nixon floor amendment agreed to,
Engrossed
HOUSE BILLS READ FIRST TIME
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HB 1580S
HB 1698S
HB 1843S
HB 1853S
HB 2037S
HB 2061S
HB 2188S
HB 2243A
HB 2245S
HB 2257S
HB 2302S
HB 2309S
HB 2317A
HB 2381S
HB 2400S
HB 2464S
HB 2534S
HB 2551S
HB 2580
HB 2623
HB 2637
HOUSE BILLS READ FIRST TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
HB 1587A
HB 1648A
HB 1796
HB 1965A
HB 2011S
HB 2018
HB 2021S
HB 2041S
HB 2104S
HB 2136
HB 2303S
HB 2311A
HB 2313S
HB 2358
HB 2453SA
HB 2579
HB 2583
HB 2634
HB 2638S
SENATE BILLS READ FIRST TIME AND REFERRED
SB 802 - Referred to Committee on Transportation
SB 806 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 808 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 810 - Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
SB 831 - Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
SB 833 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 834 - Referred to Committee on General Laws
SB 837 - Referred to Committee on General Laws
SB 849 - Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
SB 858 - Referred to Committee on Finance
SB 882 - Referred to Committee on Transportation
SB 888 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 918 - Referred to Committee on General Laws
SB 960 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 961 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 972 - Referred to Committee on General Laws
SB 975 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
SB 993 - Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
SB 1017 - Referred to Committee on Education
SB 1025 - Referred to Committee on Finance
SB 1032 - Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
SB 1037 - Referred to Committee on Education
SB 1062 - Referred to Committee on General Laws
SB 1063 - Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
SB 1069 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 1073 - Referred to Committee on General Laws
SB 1085 - Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
SB 1090 - Referred to Committee on General Laws
SB 1107 - Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
SB 1109 - Referred to Committee on General Laws
SB 1112 - Referred to Committee on General Laws
SB 1117 - Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
SB 1150 - Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
SB 1163 - Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
SB 1164 - Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
SB 1189 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 1210 - Referred to Committee on General Laws
SB 1236 - Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
SB 1238 - Referred to Committee on Transportation
SB 1279 - Referred to Committee on General Laws
SB 1286 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural
Resources
SB 1298 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 1299 - Referred to Committee on General Laws
SB 1336 - Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
Motion by Delegate Griffith to adjourn agreed to
House adjourned at 3:46 p.m. to meet Sunday, February 8, 2009, at 5:00 p.m.
KEY: A = AMENDMENT(S); S = SUBSTITUTE; SA = SUBSTITUTE WITH AMENDMENT(S)