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2016 SESSION
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Ralph S. Northam
Prayer offered by The Reverend Tim Brown, Community Heights Church at Lebanon, Lebanon, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Deeds dispensed with reading of Journal (32-Y 5-N 1-A)
COMMUNICATION (HN10226): reading waived (34‑Y 4‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed with amendments the following Senate bills: SB 7, 71, 339, 342, 392, 423, 425, 427, 543, 567, 590, 743
The House of Delegates has passed with substitutes the following Senate bills: SB 120, 133, 253, 368, 443, 466
The House of Delegates has insisted on its substitute to the following Senate bill: SB 544
The House of Delegates has rejected the substitutes proposed by the Senate to the following House bills: HB 681, 752
The House of Delegates has acceded to the request of the Senate for a committee of conference on the following House bill: HB 1331
The House of Delegates has amended in accordance with the recommendation of the Governor the following House bill: HB 104
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolutions: HJ 315, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 334, 335, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353
The House of Delegates has passed the following Senate bills: SB 70, 87, 90, 109, 127, 128, 170, 181, 240, 241, 291, 348, 354, 408, 566, 597, 652, 707
The House of Delegates has agreed to the amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House bills: HB 301, 572, 676, 784, 789, 1294
The House of Delegates has agreed to the substitutes proposed by the Senate to the following House bills: HB 70, 446
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following Senate joint resolutions: SJ 33, 153, 154, 155, 172
Senate bills with House amendments and substitutes placed on Calendar
House joint resolutions presented, ordered printed and referred/laid on Clerk’s Desk: see March 1 Senate Calendar
BILLS AND RESOLUTION REPORTED
From Courts of Justice: HB 25A, 168S, 177S rereferred to Finance, 227S, 326, 373A, 467, 582, 588A, 600, 616, 622S, 645A, 667S, 668, 703S, 854, 875, 886 rereferred to Finance, 912, 920, 924S, 1101, 1105, 1110A, 1160A, 1213A, 1226, 1229, 1281, 1334, 1348; HJ 64
SJ 183 - offered by Senator Edwards
SR 58 - offered by Senator Miller
SR 59 - offered by Senator Lewis
SR 60 - offered by Senator McDougle
Joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 37: see March 1 Senate Calendar
Leaves of absence granted: Senators Lewis and Lucas
CALENDAR
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - HOUSE
HB 332 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (37-Y 1-N)
HB 646 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (37-Y 0-N)
HJ 69 - Senate insisted on amendments and requested committee of conference (voice vote)
HJ 84 - Senate insisted on amendments and requested committee of conference (voice vote)
HJ 97 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (voice vote)
HJ 112 - Senate insisted on amendments and requested committee of conference (voice vote)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE
SB 206 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB 207 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (29-Y 7-N 1-A), Reconsideration of House amendments agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N), House amendments agreed to by Senate (25-Y 13-N)
SB 230 - House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 38-N)
SB 493 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB 556 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (36-Y 1-N)
SB 582 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (32-Y 6-N)
SB 592 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB 665 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB 679 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
HB 90 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 97 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 197 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 198 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 206 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 213 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 261 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 279 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 293 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 325 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 384 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 417 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 436 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 454 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 487 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 501 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 519 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 521 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 523 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 524 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 536 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 543 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 577 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 581 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 653 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 682 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 728 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 747 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 748 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 749 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 810 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 825 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 829 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 831 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 869 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 896 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 905 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 938 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 940 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1015 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1020 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1044 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1190 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1230 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1232 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1253 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1269 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1276 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1277 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1287 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1292 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1303 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1321 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1383 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB 587 - Out of block, Read third time, Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
HB 66 - Out of block, Passed by for day
HB 659 - Out of block, Read third time, Passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
HB 750 - Out of block, Passed by for day
HB 895 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Out of block, Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1273 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Out of block, Passed Senate (35-Y 3-N)
HB 1359 - Out of block, Passed by for day
HB 1377 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Out of block, Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
HB 98 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Out of block, Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
HB 944 - Passed by for day
HB 158 - Passed by for day
HB 19 - Read third time, Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
HB 36 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (28-Y 10-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (27-Y 11-N)
HB 382 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (24-Y 14-N)
HB 516 - Passed by for day
HB 518 - Read third time, Passed Senate (24-Y 14-N)
HB 558 - Read third time, Passed Senate (27-Y 10-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (28-Y 10-N)
HB 560 - Read third time, Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
HB 613 - Read third time, Passed Senate (30-Y 8-N)
HB 942 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Petersen floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (29-Y 8-N 1-A)
HB1060 - Read third time, Passed Senate (34-Y 3-N)
HB1096 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
HB1234 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Pending question ordered (31-Y 6-N 1-A), Passed Senate (24-Y 14-N)
HB1245 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (34-Y 4-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB 118 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 136 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 248 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 342 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 448 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 584 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 782 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 813 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 903 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1094 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1115 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1127 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1250 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1311 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1329 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB 481 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 535 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 879 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1142 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1231 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION ON THIRD READING
HJ 210 - Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING
SJ 157 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SJ 158 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
HJ 353 - Rules suspended, taken up for immediate consideration (33-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)
CONFEREES APPOINTED
HB 1331 – Senators Alexander, McDougle and Vogel
On motion of Senator Newman, the Senate adjourned in Memory of Officer Ashley Guindon at 2:39 p.m. to convene Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 12 m.