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2015 SESSION
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Ralph S. Northam
Prayer offered by The Reverend Jacob Sahms, Blandford United Methodist Church, Petersburg, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Deeds dispensed with reading of Journal (30-Y 3-N 2-A)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10206): reading waived (33‑Y 4‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 1499, 1522, 1602, 1675, 1700, 1736, 1890, 1898, 1915, 1956, 1986, 2038, 2177, 2178, 2183, 2192, 2236, 2243, 2277, 2303
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolutions: HJ 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 729, 730, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 751, 752, 753
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following Senate joint resolutions: SJ 266, 289, 306, 309, 310
House bills referred, and joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk: see February 10 Senate Calendar
BILLS REPORTED
From Courts of Justice: SB 712S, 788A rereferred to Finance, 1085A, 1189S, 1190S, 1193S, 1301S, 1329S, 1361A, 1391 rereferred to Finance, 1393S
From Finance: SB 800
Leaves of absence granted: Senators Lucas and Puller
SJ 337 - offered by Senator Ebbin
SJ 338 - offered by Senator Norment
SJ 339 - offered by Senator Watkins
SR 92 - offered by Senator Cosgrove
Joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 523: see February 10 Senate Calendar
CALENDAR
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILL ON THIRD READING
SB1448 - Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (34-Y 0-N), Vogel floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (34-Y 0-N 3-A), Passed Senate (34-Y 0-N 3-A)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 770 - Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (36-Y 0-N), Committee substitute reconsidered (36-Y 0-N), Committee substitute rejected (voice vote), McEachin floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 819 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (18-Y 20-N)
SB1281 - Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N), Defeated by Senate (17-Y 21-N)
SB1331 - Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 6-N)
SB1410 - Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 9-N)
SB 742 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
SB1006 - Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 19-N, Chair voted nay)
SB1047 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB1187 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB1196 - Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 10-N)
SB1443 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
SB1447 - Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 13-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL ON SECOND READING
HB1821 - Read second time
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL ON SECOND READING
HB1440 - Read second time
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 732 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB 876 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB 877 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB 926 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1045 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1052 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1140 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1186 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1197 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1206 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1223 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1244 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1260 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1286 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1290 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1293 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1307 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1327 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1339 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1354 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1369 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1417 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1427 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1434 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1446 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1401 - Out of block, Passed by for day
SB1424 - Out of block, Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB1122 - Read second time, Barker floor amendment # 2 withdrawn, Barker floor amendment # 1 offered, Passed by for day
SB 853 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Favola floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (36-Y 2-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (35-Y 2-N 1-A)
SB1048 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 1-N), Passed Senate (32-Y 6-N)
SB1130 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (26-Y 12-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (25-Y 13-N)
SB1143 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
SB1234 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (30-Y 8-N)
SB1352 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (31-Y 7-N)
SB1380 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB1450 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 718 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1209 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1311 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1315 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1325 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1365 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1408 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1409 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1440 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1460 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1461 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 736 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 754 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 996 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 997 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1268 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1283 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1332 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1341 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1386 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1449 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 1:45 p.m. to reconvene at 1:50 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 1:50 p.m.
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING
SJ 218 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 281 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 285 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 273 - Out of block, Read third time and agreed to by Senate (voice vote)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING
SJ 291 - Read third time and rejected by Senate (21-Y 17-N, 2/3 voting needed for passage)
SJ 305 - Read third time and rejected by Senate (19-Y 19-N, 21 affirmative votes needed for passage)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE RESOLUTION ON THIRD READING
SR 62 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate (voice vote)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING
SJ 220 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SJ 292 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION ON SECOND READING
SJ 296 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
On motion of Senator Stosch, the Senate adjourned at 2:47 p.m. to convene Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Pursuant to Rule 21(d)ii, the Clerk was ordered to receive committee reports.
BILLS REPORTED
From Commerce and Labor: SB 760S, 1046
From General Laws and Technology: SB 885S, 1097S, 1226S, 1333, 1362S, 1371S, 1378A, 1385S, 1445S
From Privileges and Elections: SB 1350S; SJ 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 303, 332S