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2015 SESSION

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Minute Book
2015 Session
Senate of Virginia
RALPH S. NORTHAM, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SUSAN CLARKE SCHAAR, CLERK
Monday, February 02, 2015
 

 

Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Ralph S. Northam

Prayer offered by Pastor Brad Houff, Hope Church, Richmond, Virginia

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

Motion of Senator Martin dispensed with reading of Journal (34-Y 4-N)

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10130): reading waived (31‑Y 4‑N)

The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 1341, 1402, 1551, 1613, 1615, 1649, 1662, 1674, 1707, 1723, 1727, 1792, 1813, 1841, 1843, 1844, 1914, 1966, 2072, 2279

The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolutions: HJ 698, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 708, 709, 711, 712, 713, 714, 716, 717, 718

The House of Delegates has agreed to the following Senate joint resolutions: SJ 265, 295, 297, 301, 304, 307

House bills and joint resolutions referred, and joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk: see February 3 Senate Calendar

BILLS REPORTED

From Courts of Justice: SB 770S, 825S, 960 rereferred to Finance, 961, 1030, 1064, 1067, 1086, 1094S, 1098S rereferred to Finance, 1114S, 1235S, 1241, 1263A, 1264A, 1312, 1374, 1388, 1435A, 1441A rereferred to Finance

Leaves of absence granted: Senators Lucas and Puller

SB 1463 - offered by Senator Wagner (unanimous consent to introduce)

SR 81 - offered by Senator Lucas

Bill presented, ordered printed and referred/resolution laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 523: see February 3 Senate Calendar

CALENDAR

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING

SB1282 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 738 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 747 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 801 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 816 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 840 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 842 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 843 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 866 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 868 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 894 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 977 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 978 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB1014 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB1037 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB1062 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB1136 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB1173 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB1205 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB1257 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB1276 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB1335 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB1336 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB1355 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB1364 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of block vote agreed to (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 691 - Out of block, Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 6-N)

SB1399 - Out of block, Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 3-N)

SB1448 - Out of block, Passed by for day

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING

SB1132 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (17-Y 20-N), Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Defeated by Senate (18-Y 20-N)

SB1137 - Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 13-N)

SB 785 - Passed by for day

SB1017 - Passed by for day

SB1211 - Passed by for day

SB 719 - Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 5-N)

SB 797 - Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)

SB1076 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)

SB1089 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)

SB1092 - Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)

SB1103 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (18-Y 19-N), Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (36-Y 1-N), Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (20-Y 16-N)

SB1248 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (24-Y 14-N, requires 27 affirmative votes for passage)

SB1351 - Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 3-N)

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING

SB 753 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 776 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 778 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 787 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 817 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 851 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 895 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 900 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 901 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 923 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 944 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 951 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 963 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 966 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 982 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 989 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1036 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1058 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1116 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1120 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1148 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1184 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1208 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1220 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1227 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1236 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1259 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1303 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1304 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1320 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1358 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1403 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1404 - Read second time, Stosch floor amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1411 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB1430 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 750 - Out of block, Passed by for day

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING

SB1061 - Read second time, Committee substitute rejected (voice vote), Obenshain floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 727 - Passed by for day

SB 793 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 803 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 836 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 847 - Read second time, Committee amendment rejected (voice vote), Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 916 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 956 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB1021 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB1122 - Passed by for day

SB1280 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB1297 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB1383 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING

SB 811 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 955 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1034 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1111 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1117 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1154 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1201 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1203 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1284 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1317 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1366 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1376 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1412 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1413 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1423 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1439 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1123 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Out of block, Motion to rerefer to Finance agreed to (voice vote)

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING

SB 693 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1071 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1107 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1273 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB1381 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING

SJ 228 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 235 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 236 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 237 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 242 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 243 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 245 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 268 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 271 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 272 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 274 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 280 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 299 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 226 - Out of block, Read third time and agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING

SJ 216 - Passed by for day

SJ 233 - Passed by for day

SJ 238 - Passed by for day

SJ 252 - Passed by for day

SJ 256 - Passed by for day

SJ 269 - Petersen floor amendment offered, Passed by for day

SJ 278 - Passed by for day

SJ 288 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

On motion of Senator Stosch, the Senate adjourned at 1:54 p.m. to convene Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 12 m.