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2012 SESSION
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor William T. Bolling
Prayer offered by The Reverend Mark Morrow, Crosswalk Community Church, Williamsburg, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Howell dispensed with reading of Journal (35-Y 5-N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10201): reading waived (35‑Y 5‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 9, 13, 20, 22, 26, 59, 63, 206, 319, 326, 327, 358, 371, 385, 439, 459, 465, 490, 498, 580, 609, 621, 623, 637, 715, 726, 738, 757, 767, 768, 803, 804, 809, 830, 842, 848, 866, 904, 910, 917, 940, 946, 974, 1020, 1059, 1061, 1144
BILLS REPORTED
From Courts of Justice: SB 24S rereferred to Finance, 66A rereferred to Finance, 96 rereferred to Finance, 345S rereferred to Finance, 362S, 365S, 431S rereferred to Finance, 435 rereferred to Finance, 486S, 585 rereferred to Finance, 657A, 682
From Education and Health: SB 104A rereferred to Finance, 106A, 146S, 201S, 255S rereferred to Finance, 302S, 321, 340, 374, 384, 387S, 415A, 440S, 442S, 458S, 471, 487, 489A, 514, 524, 543S, 564, 568 rereferred to Finance, 592, 605S rereferred to Finance, 617, 623S
From Transportation: SB 343A, 502S, 531S
SJ 146 - offered by Senator Locke (unanimous consent to introduce by voice vote)
Joint resolution laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 5: see February 3 Senate Calendar
CALENDAR
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL ON THIRD READING
HB 103 - Read third time, Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 596 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 314 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 445 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 250 - Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Obenshain floor substitute agreed to by Senate (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 57 - Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N, Chair voted yea)
SB 4 - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
SB 67 - Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
SB 94 - Passed by for day
SB 429 - Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
SB 461 - Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
SB 554 - Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
SB 563 - Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 2 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 136 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 140 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 171 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 236 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 266 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 298 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 355 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 441 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 482 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 495 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 520 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 533 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 539 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 557 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 632 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 646 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 323 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 34 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 35 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 194 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 369 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 411 - Passed by for day
SB 413 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 507 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 527 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 651 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 37 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 40 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 105 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 112 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 114 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 122 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 148 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 183 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 216 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 226 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 238 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 308 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 338 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 366 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 393 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 447 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 453 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 478 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 545 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 546 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 551 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 602 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 608 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 681 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 1 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 32 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 62 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 102 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 188 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 240 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 274 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 609 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 663 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
SJ 97 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SJ 98 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SJ 99 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SJ 125 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION ON FIRST READING
SJ 3 - Read first time
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS
HJ 217 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 218 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 219 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 220 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 232 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 233 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 244 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 247 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 248 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 249 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 250 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 251 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 252 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 253 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 254 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 255 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 256 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 257 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 262 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 263 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 264 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 265 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 266 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 267 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SJ 132 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SJ 133 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SJ 140 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SJ 142 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SJ 143 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS
HJ 221 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 222 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 223 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 224 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 225 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 234 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 235 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 236 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 237 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 238 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 239 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 240 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 241 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 242 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 245 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 258 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 259 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 260 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 261 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 268 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 269 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 270 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 271 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 277 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 134 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 135 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 136 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 137 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 138 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 139 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 141 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SR 15 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
On motion of Senator Stosch, the Senate adjourned in Memory of Dr. David J. Prior and Rosa Parks at 1:52 p.m. to convene Friday, February 3, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.