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2015 SESSION
Called to order at 11:00 a.m. by Lt. Governor Ralph S. Northam
Prayer offered by The Reverend Dr. Lawrence R. Chottiner, Salisbury Presbyterian Church, Midlothian, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Petersen dispensed with reading of Journal (34-Y 3-N 1-A)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10122): reading waived (35‑Y 5‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 1291, 1335, 1563, 1640
House bills referred: see January 26 Senate Calendar
BILLS REPORTED
From Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources: SB 1001S, 1006A rereferred to Finance, 1081S, 1306
From Rehabilitation and Social Services: SB 788A rereferred to Courts of Justice, 804, 819 rereferred to Finance, 834S, 846 rereferred to Finance, 850, 947, 967 rereferred to Finance, 1039, 1041A rereferred to Finance, 1095, 1151, 1224 rereferred to Finance, 1258, 1269S, 1272S, 1287
BILLS REREFERRED
From Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources: SB 700 rereferred to Finance
From Rehabilitation and Social Services: SB 966 rereferred to Education and Health
Bills presented, ordered printed and referred/joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 523: see January 26 Senate Calendar
CALENDAR
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 697 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 729 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 737 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 748 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 775 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 848 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 881 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 896 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 928 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1002 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1016 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1050 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1080 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1121 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1125 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 927 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB1204 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
SB1245 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N 1-A)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 859 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1090 - Read second time, Vogel floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 678 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 701 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 744 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 749 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 755 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 759 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 815 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 824 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 871 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 872 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 889 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 933 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 935 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1010 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1031 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1044 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1051 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1119 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1176 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1214 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1240 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1247 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1308 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 695 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 905 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 986 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB1000 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB1060 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB1066 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB1084 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB1237 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 702 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 703 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 761 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 779 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 821 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 839 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 845 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 852 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 874 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 878 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 921 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 979 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1003 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1018 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1024 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1118 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1194 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1195 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1217 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1218 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1232 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1330 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 713 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 724 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 725 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 730 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 731 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 781 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 782 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 783 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 792 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 823 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 882 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1105 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1025 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to block vote (39-Y 0-N), Out of block, Motion to recommit to Transportation agreed to (voice vote)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING
SJ 257 - Motion to recommit to Privileges and Elections agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SJ 258 - Motion to recommit to Privileges and Elections agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SJ 259 - Motion to recommit to Privileges and Elections agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SJ 260 - Motion to recommit to Privileges and Elections agreed to block vote (voice vote)
SJ 261 - Motion to recommit to Privileges and Elections agreed to block vote (voice vote)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING
SJ 217 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SJ 263 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SJ 284 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
On motion of Senator Stosch, the Senate adjourned at 11:39 a.m. to convene Monday, January 26, 2015 at 12 m. and suspended the Rules to allow the Clerk to receive legislation until 3:00 p.m. (39‑Y 0‑N)