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2014 SESSION
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Ralph S. Northam
Prayer offered by The Reverend Sterling W. Severns, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Norment dispensed with reading of Journal (34-Y 6-N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10207): reading waived (36‑Y 4‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 2, 138, 171, 369, 460, 492, 574, 584, 585, 669, 722, 731, 741, 743, 793, 853, 873, 957, 960, 994, 1049, 1084, 1098, 1099, 1110, 1124, 1157, 1196, 1235, 1241, 1253
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolutions: HJ 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 277
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following Senate joint resolutions: SJ 70, 107, 111, 113, 114
House bills referred, and joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk: see February 11 Senate Calendar
BILLS REPORTED
From Courts of Justice: HB 100, 130, 183, 186S, 335S, 394, 504A, 505A, 517A, 609, 656, 851S, 1169
BILL REREFERRED
From Courts of Justice: HB 587 rereferred to Rules
SJ 130 - offered by Senator Ruff
SJ 131 - offered by Senator Marsh, Rules suspended to introduce (40-Y 0-N)
SR 33 - offered by Senator Miller
Resolution presented, ordered printed and referred/joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 17: see February 11 Senate Calendar
CALENDAR
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
HB 157 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 203 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 355 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 387 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 401 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 436 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 563 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 580 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 586 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 612 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 855 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 923 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 977 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 410 - Out of block, Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 429 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 62 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 604 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 75 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 168 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 196 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 340 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 363 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 378 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 412 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 456 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 567 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 594 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 601 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 631 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 658 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 167 - Out of block , Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Stanley floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
SB 608 - Out of block, Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Stuart floor amendment offered, Passed by for day
SB 653 - Out of block, Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
SB 654 - Out of block, Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Committee amendment reconsidered (40-Y 0-N), Committee amendment rejected (voice vote), Obenshain floor amendment 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)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 154 - Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N)
SB 260 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB 262 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 107 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 124 - Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 7-N 1-A)
SB 237 - Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
SB 238 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
SB 321 - Passed by for day
SB 361 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 422 - Passed by for day
SB 443 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
SB 558 - Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
SB 611 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 627 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 153 - Read second time, Committee substitute rejected (voice vote), Stuart floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N 1-A), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 362 - Read second time, Committee amendment rejected (voice vote), Saslaw floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N 1-A), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 194 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N 1-A), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 345 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N 1-A), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 346 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N 1-A), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 381 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N 1-A), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 467 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Ruled suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N 1-A), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 536 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N 1-A), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 588 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N 1-A), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 626 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N 1-A), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 667 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N 1-A), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 672 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N 1-A), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 649 - Out of block , Read second time, Garrett floor amendments # 1 - 6 withdrawn, McEachin floor amendments agreed to (voice vote), Petersen floor amendments agreed to (20-Y 20-N, Chair voted yea), Ebbin floor amendments # 1, 2, 4, 7, and 9 rejected (voice vote), Motion to pass by for day withdrawn, Ebbin floor amendments # 5, 6, 10, and 11 rejected (voice vote), Ebbin floor amendments # 12 and 13 agreed to (voice vote), Ebbin floor amendment # 14 rejected (voice vote), Ebbin floor amendments # 3 and 8 withdrawn, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
SB 423 - Out of block, Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 9 - Stricken from Senate calendar (39-Y 1-N)
SB 42 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Marsden floor amendment offered, Passed by for day
SB 131 - Motion to rerefer to Finance agreed to (voice vote)
SB 191 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 532 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB 617 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 618 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 621 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 440 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 639 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILL ON FIRST READING
SB 446 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION ON THIRD READING
SJ 116 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
SJ 35 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SJ 61 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SJ 63 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SJ 64 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SJ 69 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SJ 75 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
On motion of Senator Colgan, the Senate adjourned at 3:20 p.m. to convene Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Pursuant to Rule 21(d)ii, the Clerk was ordered to receive committee reports.
BILLS REPORTED
From Commerce and Labor: SB 590 rereferred to Finance, 643S
From General Laws and Technology: HB 184, 192, 251, 321A, 559, 561, 712, 749, 750, 901, 907, 932, 971, 1171
BILLS REREFERRED
From General Laws and Technology: HB 190 rereferred to Education and Health, 373 rereferred to Education and Health, 520 rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services