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2013 SESSION
Called to order at 10:30 a.m. by Lt. Governor William T. Bolling
Prayer offered by The Reverend Nicholas G. Bacalis, Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Richmond, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Locke dispensed with reading of Journal (34-Y 3-N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10201): reading waived (34-Y 3-N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 1349, 1433, 1477, 1497, 1545, 1546, 1618, 1639, 1666, 1708, 1709, 1823, 1876, 1885, 1913, 1926, 2004, 2128, 2146, 2194, 2229, 2304, 2306, 2312
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolutions: HJ 760, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following Senate joint resolutions: SJ 351, 355, 356, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 365, 371, 386
House bills referred and joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk: see February 5 Senate Calendar
BILLS REPORTED
From Courts of Justice: SB 938A, 1122A, 1135S, 1222S, 1331S, 1337S, 1373
From Finance: SB 800A, 1272
On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 10:45 a.m. to reconvene at 11:15 a.m.
The Senate reconvened at 11:15 a.m.
CALENDAR
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 850 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 963 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1027 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1029 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1049 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1089 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1111 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1145 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1186 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1195 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1314 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1347 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1365 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1290 - Out of block, Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 884 - Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Deeds floor substitute reconsidered (39-Y 0-N), Deeds floor substitute rejected (voice vote), Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (28-Y 11-N)
SB 721 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N)
SB 1350 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (20-Y 20-N, Chair voted yea)
SB 917 - Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
SB 830 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1170 - Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 8-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
SB 1229 - Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N)
SB 1253 - Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
SB 1267 - Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
SB 1352 - Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N)
On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 12:17 p.m. to reconvene at 12:21 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 12:21 p.m.
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB 1587 - Read second time
HB 2150 - Read second time
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 750 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 942 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 977 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 986 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1011 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1068 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1097 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1221 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1285 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1288 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1317 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1345 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1273 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Out of block, Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 1223 - Read second time, Committee substitute #1 rejected (voice vote), Committee substitute #2 agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 719 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), McEachin floor amendment #1 withdrawn, McEachin floor amendment #2 agreed to (20-Y 20-N, Chair voted yea), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1077 - Read second time, McEachin floor amendment withdrawn, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
SB 1245 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 809 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
SB 840 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 920 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
SB 981 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
SB 1047 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1074 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1086 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
SB 1114 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1166 - Read second time, Passed by for day
SB 1167 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
SB 1191 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N), Passed by for day
SB 1207 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Barker floor amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1234 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
SB 1252 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1305 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Wagner floor amendment agreed to by Senate (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N 1-A)
SB 1364 - Read second time, Miller floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (33-Y 6-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)
SB 1368 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (33-Y 1-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (35-Y 0-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 699 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 739 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 891 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 903 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 913 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 916 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1069 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1118 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1129 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1161 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1164 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1257 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1266 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1333 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1349 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 737 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 865 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 934 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 979 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1112 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1140 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1256 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1280 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1294 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1313 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1324 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1327 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1343 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 1355 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING
SJ 363 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SJ 381 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SJ 382 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING
SJ 281 - Read third time, Rejected by Senate (12-Y 27-N 1-A)
SJ 287 - Passed by for day
SJ 319 - Read third time, Rejected by Senate (15-Y 25-N), Reconsideration agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Rejected by Senate (16-Y 24-N)
SJ 327 - Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
SJ 260 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SJ 282 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SJ 300 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SJ 328 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SJ 329 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SJ 330 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SJ 352 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SJ 357 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SJ 364 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SJ 368 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SJ 384 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION ON FIRST READING
SJ 297 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE RESOLUTION ON FIRST READING
SR 30 - Read first time
SJ 392 - offered by Senator Deeds
SJ 393 and 394 - offered by Senator Obenshain
Joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 569: see February 5 Senate Calendar
On motion of Senator Stosch, the Senate adjourned at 2:42 p.m. to convene Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. Pursuant to Rule 21(d)ii, the Clerk was ordered to receive committee reports.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REPORTED
From Commerce and Labor: SB 1138S, 1261S, 1269S, 1287S; HB 1351, 1396, 1510, 1527, 1528, 1573S, 1656, 1681, 1686, 1748, 1790S, 1792, 1803, 1817, 2085, 2113, 2115, 2118, 2157, 2237, 2261
From General Laws and Technology: SB 781, 791S, 841S, 1176S, 1177S, 1246S, 1263, 1264, 1320, 1325
From Rules: SJ 277S, 309S, 353S