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2016 SESSION

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Minute Book
2016 Session
Senate of Virginia
RALPH S. NORTHAM, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SUSAN CLARKE SCHAAR, CLERK
Friday, February 12, 2016
 

 

Called to order at 9:30 a.m. by Lt. Governor Ralph S. Northam

Prayer offered by The Reverend David Barton, Heritage Baptist Church, Ashburn, Virginia

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

Motion of Senator Favola dispensed with reading of Journal (35-Y 3-N)

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10211): reading waived (34‑Y 4‑N)

The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 63, 127, 421, 526, 643, 872, 1064, 1093, 1096, 1122, 1203, 1207

The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolutions: HJ 45, 69, 84, 120, 157, 160

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REPORTED

From Finance: SB 61S, 232S, 476S, 563A, 625S

From Rehabilitation and Social Services: SB 578S, 579S, 781; HB 143, 226, 322S, 323, 435, 559, 654, 674, 706, 740, 755, 816, 1026, 1266, 1267

From Rules: SB 288, 652S, 692S; SJ 33S, 62, 63S

BILL REREFERRED

From Rehabilitation and Social Services: HB 343 rereferred to Education and Health

Leave of absence granted: Senator Vogel

SJ 154 - offered by Senator McPike

Joint resolution laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 37: see February 15 Senate Calendar

CALENDAR 

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING

HB 88 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

HB 104 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

HB 105 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

HB 205 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

HB 456 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

HB 865 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

HB1145 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

REGULAR CALENDAR

HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING

HB 4 - Passed by for day

HB 254 - Passed by for day

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING

SB 197 - Passed by for day

SB 588 - Passed by for day

SB 41 - Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (28-Y 11-N), Committee amendment reconsidered (25-Y 14-N), Committee amendment agreed to (20-Y 19-N), Ebbin floor substitute out of order, Ebbin floor amendments ruled germane, Ruling of Chair not sustained (19-Y 20-N), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)

SB 202 - Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 10-N 2-A)

SB 362 - Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)

SB 440 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

SB 645 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)

SB 717 - Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)

SB 736 - Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Obenshain floor amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Passed by for day

SB 742 - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 11-N)

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING

SB 291 - 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), Passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 354 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 364 - 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), Passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 369 - Read second time, Education and Health substitute rejected (voice vote), Finance substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 433 - Read second time, 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), Passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 436 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 535 - 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), Passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 711 - 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), Passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 743 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 775 - 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), Passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 60 - Out of block, Passed by for day

SB 468 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Out of block, Passed by for day

SB 329 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Carrico floor amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Out of block, Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 1-A), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)

SB 449 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Norment 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), Out of block, Passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)

SB 58 - 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), Out of block, Passed by for day

SB 422 - Read second time, 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), Out of block, Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)

SB 601 - 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), Out of block, Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING

SB 560 - Passed by for day

SB 552 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Cosgrove floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 737 - Passed by for day

SB 19 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)

SB 44 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 93 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (33-Y 6-N)

SB 190 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)

SB 216 - Read second time, Committee amendment rejected (voice vote), Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N)

SB 339 - Read second time, Committee amendments rejected (voice vote), Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

SB 457 - Passed by for day

SB 542 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 677 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 11:58 p.m. to reconvene at 12:25 p.m.

The Senate reconvened at 12:25 p.m.

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING

SB 277 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 458 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 478 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 510 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 543 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 553 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 576 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 587 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 590 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 710 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 719 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 760 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 776 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 780 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING

SB 9 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 113 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 178 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 224 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 313 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 567 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 568 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 577 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 734 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 740 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION ON THIRD READING

HJ 123 - Passed by for day

REGULAR CALENDAR

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING

HJ 210 - Passed by for day

HJ 2 - Passed by for day

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING

SJ 6 - Passed by for day

SJ 93 - Passed by for day

SJ 127 - Passed by for day

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING

SJ 83 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived (39-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SJ 95 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived (39-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SJ 96 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived (39-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SJ 148 - Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Motion to refer to Rules agreed to (voice vote)

On motion of Senator Newman, the Senate adjourned at 1:09 p.m. to convene Monday, February 15, 2016 at 9:30 a.m.