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2014 SESSION
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Ralph S. Northam
Prayer offered by The Reverend Gerry Creedon, Holy Family Catholic Church, Dale City, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Reeves dispensed with reading of Journal (37-Y 3-N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10129): reading waived (35‑Y 5‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 46, 97, 118, 128, 170, 177, 273, 284, 310, 313, 322, 374, 389, 451, 503, 512, 530, 559, 566, 579, 609, 628, 666, 679, 868, 872, 954, 956, 971, 1002, 1011, 1012, 1065, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1141, 1150, 1169, 1174
House bills referred: see January 31 Senate Calendar
BILLS REPORTED
From Courts of Justice: SB 262S rereferred to Finance, 285S, 302S, 352, 364, 365A, 366, 421S, 440A rereferred to Rules, 448S, 478, 482S, 489A, 496, 501, 541A, 624A, 640, 654 rereferred to Finance
From Education and Health: SB 155S, 260S rereferred to Finance, 276A, 291S rereferred to Finance, 324S, 328S, 439, 441S, 460S, 499, 633, 636A, 647S rereferred to Finance, 663A rereferred to Finance
BILL REREFERRED
From Courts of Justice: SB 487 rereferred to Finance
Committee Nominations Report agreed to (35-Y 5-N)
GENERAL LAWS AND TECHNOLOGY
Locke, Chair; Colgan, Martin, Ruff, Petersen, Barker, Vogel, Miller, Deeds, Black, Ebbin, Reeves, Garrett, Favola, and Cosgrove
SJ 115 - offered by Senator McWaters
SJ 116 - offered by Senator Howell
SJ 117 and 118 - offered by Senator Locke
Joint resolution presented, ordered printed and referred/joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 17: see January 31 Senate Calendar
CALENDAR
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 44 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 177 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 228 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 331 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 332 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 369 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 413 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 434 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 437 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 502 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 560 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 569 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 582 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 602 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 614 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 620 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 650 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 652 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 150 - Out of block, Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 465 - Passed by for day
SB 116 - Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
SB 49 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 297 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
SB 353 - Passed by for day
SB 430 - Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 3-N)
SB 466 - Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
SB 629 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (10-Y 30-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 206 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 651 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Petersen floor amendment rejected (10-Y 30-N), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 342 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 349 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 433 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 435 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 56 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 78 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 95 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 161 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 175 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 303 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 335 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 338 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 393 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 418 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 459 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 498 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 585 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 598 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 660 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 649 - Out of block, Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 115 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 142 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 576 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 578 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 552 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 597 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 10 - 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 198 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 227 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 256 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 544 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 563 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 571 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 573 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 579 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 591 - 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
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILL ON FIRST READING
SB 25 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING
SJ 107 - Passed by for day
SJ 10 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SJ 47 - Read second time, Rules substitute rejected (voice vote), Finance substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS
HJ 126 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 130 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 164 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 176 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 178 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 181 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 182 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 185 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 186 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 187 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 192 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 193 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 195 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SJ 111 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SR 24 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS
HJ 162 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 163 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 168 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 169 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 171 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 172 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 179 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 183 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 184 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 188 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 189 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 191 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 194 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 113 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 114 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SR 23 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SR 25 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
On motion of Senator Colgan, the Senate adjourned at 1:52 p.m. to convene Friday, January 31, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.