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2016 SESSION
Called to order at 9:30 a.m. by Lt. Governor Ralph S. Northam
Prayer offered by The Honorable Luke E. Torian, Dumfries, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Stanley dispensed with reading of Journal (29-Y 6-N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10212): reading waived (32‑Y 6‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 97, 248, 256, 293, 384, 409, 454, 501, 536, 581, 613, 700, 760, 789, 809, 905, 912, 944, 991, 1089, 1229, 1269, 1273, 1277, 1348, 1359, 1376
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolutions: HJ 1, 7, 244, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285
The House of Delegates has passed the following Senate bills: SB 1, 252, 284, 292, 307, 344, 356
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following Senate joint resolutions: SJ 90, 91, 92, 125, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141
House bills and joint resolutions referred, and joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk: see February 16 Senate Calendar
SJ 155 - offered by Senator Obenshain
SJ 156 - offered by Senator Chase
SR 49, 50, 51 and 52 - offered by Senator Marsden
Joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 37: see February 16 Senate Calendar
CALENDAR
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
HB 4 - Read third time, Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
HB 254 - Read third time, Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILL ON THIRD READING
SB 58 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 197 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
SB 588 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N, Chair voted nay)
SB 736 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
SB 552 - Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
SB 44 - Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N)
SB 542 - Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
SB 677 - Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB 143 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 226 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 322 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 323 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 435 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 559 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 654 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 674 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 706 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 740 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 755 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 816 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1026 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1266 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 1267 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 468 - Read second time, Wagner 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), Passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)
SB 277 - 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 510 - 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 543 - 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 553 - 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 576 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Ruff floor amendment agreed to, 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 587 - 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 590 - 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 710 - 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 719 - 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 760 - 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 776 - 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 780 - 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 60 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Out of block, Passed Senate (27-Y 11-N)
SB 458 - 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 Senate (31-Y 9-N)
SB 478 - 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 Senate (37-Y 2-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 560 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Defeated by Senate (17-Y 21-N)
SB 737 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 457 - Read second time, Petersen floor substitute rejected (16-Y 24-N), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 9 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
SB 113 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
SB 178 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
SB 224 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
SB 313 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
SB 567 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Barker floor amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)
SB 568 - Passed by for day
SB 577 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Sturtevant floor amendment rejected (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
SB 734 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
SB 740 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Motion to rerefer to Finance rejected (17-Y 23-N), Passed by for day
On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 1:47 p.m. to reconvene at 2:00 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 2:00 p.m.
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 232 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 476 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Transportation 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 (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 563 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 625 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 652 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 781 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 61 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Out of block , Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
SB 692 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), 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 (40-Y 0-N), Out of block, Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 288 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 578 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N), Passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
SB 579 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), 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 (31-Y 9-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION ON THIRD READING
HJ 123 - Read third time, Agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING
HJ 210 - Passed by for day
HJ 2 - Read third time, Agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING
SJ 6 - Read third time and rejected by Senate (19-Y 21-N)
SJ 93 - Read third time and rejected to by Senate (20-Y 20-N, requires 21 affirmative votes for passage)
SJ 127 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
SJ 33 - Read first time
SJ 62 - Read first time
SJ 63 - Read third time
On motion of Senator Newman, the Senate adjourned at 2:40 p.m. to convene Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Pursuant to Rule 21(d)ii, the Clerk was ordered to receive committee reports.
BILLS AND RESOLUTION REPORTED
From Commerce and Labor: SB 395S, 582S, 607, 640S, 745S, 748S; HB 304A
From Courts of Justice: SB 701S
From General Laws and Technology: SB 494S; HB 321, 369 rereferred to Finance, 405, 462, 529, 1066
From Rules: SJ 40