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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 Dr. Calvin A. Durham, New Hope Church of God in Christ, Norfolk, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Alexander dispensed with reading of Journal (34-Y 6-N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10214): reading waived (35‑Y 5‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed with amendments the following Senate bills: SB 750, 887, 1197, 1246
The House of Delegates has passed with substitutes the following Senate bills: SB 839, 922, 950, 959
The House of Delegates has insisted on its substitute and has requested a committee of conference on the following Senate bill: SB 971
The House of Delegates has rejected the substitute proposed by the Senate to the following House bill: HB 2048
The House of Delegates has amended in accordance with the recommendation of the Governor the following House bill: HB 1646
The House of Delegates has passed the following Senate bills: SB 699, 892, 902, 920, 974, 977, 979, 982, 987, 1022, 1052, 1064, 1119, 1122, 1164, 1176, 1200, 1235, 1304, 1334, 1337
The House of Delegates has agreed to the amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House bills: HB 1629, 2209, 2220
The House of Delegates has agreed to the substitute with amendment proposed by the Senate to the following House bill: HB 1443
Senate bills with House amendments and substitutes placed on Calendar
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REPORTED
From Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources: HB 1825, 1852, 2184, 2190S
From Rehabilitation and Social Services: HB 1640A, 1667, 1743A, 2045, 2268, 2271, 2279, 2288, 2300
From Rules: HB 1345, 1384, 1435 rereferred to Finance, 1519, 1601, 2062, 2138S, 2245, 2256; HJ 550, 552, 561, 590A, 595, 608, 617, 621, 635, 650S, 687, 688, 689, 692, 718, 719, 724, 727, 731, 754, 758, 762 rereferred to Finance, 768, 820, 823, 830, 831
SJ 420 - offered by Senator Favola
SJ 421 - offered by Senator Hanger
SJ 422 - offered by Senator Marsden
SJ 423 and 424 - offered by Senator Favola
SR 42 - offered by Senator Puckett
Joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 569: see February 18 Senate Calendar
On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 10:50 a.m. to reconvene at 12:00 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 12:00 p.m.
BILLS REPORTED
From Courts of Justice: HB 1432, 1554S, 1630A, 1642S, 1653A, 1720A, 1746A, 1907, 1981S, 2093 rereferred to Finance, 2272, 2294, 2338
CALENDAR
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - HOUSE
HB 1609 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE
SB 772 - House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N)
SB 744 - House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
SB 798 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 851 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N)
MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 925
CALENDAR (continued)
SB 918 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1009 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB 1054 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1133 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1279 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HJR 925 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, reading waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), House informed
CALENDAR (continued)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
HB 1860 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2114 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1327 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1332 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1333 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1335 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1390 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1419 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1440 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1448 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1452 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1493 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1558 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1561 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1586 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1589 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1598 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1648 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1698 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1702 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1703 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1706 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1717 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1755 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1756 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1764 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1813 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1826 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1836 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1853 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1861 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1961 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1982 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2022 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2072 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2107 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2121 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2143 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2147 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2158 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
H B2203 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2216 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2238 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2241 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2255 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2260 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2318 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2326 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2341 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1824 - Out of block, Passed by for day
HB 2275 - Out of block, Passed by for day
HB 1727 - Out of block, Motion to recommit to Local Government agreed to (voice vote)
HB 1765 - Out of block, Read third time, Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
HB 1953 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Out of block, Engrossed, Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
HB 2310 - Out of block, Read third time, Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
HB 2229 - Passed by for day
HB 1372 - Read third time, Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
HB 1801 - Read third time, Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
HB 1337 - Read third time, McEachin floor amendment rejected (19-Y 21-N), McEachin floor amendment reconsidered (40-Y 0-N), McEachin floor amendment agreed to (20-Y 20-N, Chair voted yea), Engrossed, Passed Senate (20-Y 20-N, Chair voted yea)
HB 1339 - Read third time, Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
HB 1346 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N)
HB 1474 - Read third time, Passed Senate (27-Y 13-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N), Passed by for day
HB 1533 - Read third time, Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
HB 1536 - Read third time, Failed to pass Senate (24-Y 14-N, requires 2/3 voting for passage), Reconsidered (36-Y 3-N), Failed to pass Senate (23-Y 14-N, requires 2/3 voting for passage)
HB 1583 - Read third time, Passed Senate (29-Y 9-N)
HB 1658 - Read third time, Courts of Justice substitute agreed to (voice vote), Finance amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
HB 1724 - Read third time, Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
HB 1744 - Read third time, Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1747 - Read third time, Passed by for day
HB 1964 - Read third time, Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
HB 1983 - Read third time, Passed Senate (35-Y 3-N 1-A)
HB 2226 - Read third time, Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
HB 2239 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
HB 2265 - Read third time, Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
HB 2320 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
HB 2331 - Read third time, Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB 1311 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1349 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1350 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1395 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1420 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1422 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1444 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1461 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1468 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1497 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1526 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1546 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1559 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1606 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1627 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1633 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1666 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1668 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1672 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1682 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1684 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1685 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1692 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1709 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1716 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1718 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1735 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1745 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1796 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1809 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1820 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1847 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1856 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1885 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1886 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1941 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1975 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1990 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2012 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2019 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2027 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day)
HB 2028 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2029 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2031 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2035 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2041 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2057 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2116 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2120 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day)
HB 2122 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day)
HB 2136 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2176 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2177 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2181 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2186 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2193 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day)
HB 2217 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2228 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2243 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2262 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2266 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2269 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2276 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2292 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2298 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2306 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2311 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2312 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2315 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2322 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2328 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB 1750 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1752 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1783 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1862 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1871 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1876 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1933 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1999 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2033 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2065 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2096 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2152 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2189 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 2202 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 1377 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1378 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N), Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION ON THIRD READING
HJ 551 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING
HJ 536 - Read third time, Rejected by Senate (18-Y 22-N)
HJ 611 - Read third time, Rejected by Senate (16-Y 23-N), Reconsidered (40-Y 0-N), Rejected by Senate (18-Y 22-N)
HJ 693 - Read third time, Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION ON SECOND READING
SJ 409 - Read second time, Committee amendments rejected (voice vote), Obenshain floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
CONFEREES APPOINTED
SB 1279 - Senators Hanger, Puckett and Blevins
On motion of Senator Stosch, the Senate adjourned at 2:14 p.m. to convene Monday, February 18, 2013 at 12 m.