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2016 SESSION

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2016 Session
Senate of Virginia
RALPH S. NORTHAM, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SUSAN CLARKE SCHAAR, CLERK
Wednesday, March 02, 2016
 

 

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

Prayer offered by The Reverend Bruce Lugn, Scottsville United Methodist Church, Scottsville, Virginia

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

Motion of Senator Ebbin dispensed with reading of Journal (33-Y 7-N)

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10301): reading waived (35‑Y 5‑N)

The House of Delegates has passed with amendments the following Senate bills: SB 27, 137, 190, 308, 315, 468

The House of Delegates has passed with a substitute the following Senate bill: SB 574

The House of Delegates has insisted on its substitute and has requested a committee of conference on the following Senate bill: SB 230

The House of Delegates has rejected the substitute proposed by the Senate to the following House bill: HB 1344

The House of Delegates has acceded to the request of the Senate for committees of conference on the following House bills: HB 332, 646

The House of Delegates has refused to amend in accordance with the recommendation of the Governor the following House bill: HB 143

The House of Delegates has acceded to the request of the Senate for committees of conference on the following House joint resolutions: HJ 69, 84, 97, 112

The House of Delegates has passed the following Senate bills: SB 43, 89, 316, 381, 382, 460, 463, 464, 542, 664

The House of Delegates has agreed to the amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House bills: HB 9, 643, 832, 919, 1068, 1223

The House of Delegates has agreed to the substitute proposed by the Senate to the following House bill: HB 1147

Senate bills with House amendments and substitute placed on Calendar

BILLS REPORTED

From Finance: HB 8A, 47S, 177, 180A, 287, 364, 389A, 450, 610S, 760A, 834S, 842A, 858S, 886, 961, 1017, 1087, 1102S, 1111, 1189, 1207

From Local Government: HB 367A, 883, 1114A, 1255S

From Privileges and Elections: SJ 182

SJ 187 and 189 - offered by Senator Norment

SJ 188 - offered by Senator McDougle

SR 62 - offered by Senator Obenshain

SR 63 - offered by Senator Norment

SR 64 - offered by Senator McDougle

Joint resolutions presented, ordered printed and referred/ Joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 37: see March 3 Senate Calendar

On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 12:23 p.m. to reconvene at 12:50 p.m.

The Senate reconvened at 12:50 p.m.

CALENDAR

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - HOUSE

HB 127 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (38-Y 0-N)

HB 148 - Senate insisted on amendment and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)

HB 332 - Conferees appointed: Senators Newman, Deeds and Carrico

HB 646 - Conferees appointed: Senators Cosgrove, Carrico and Barker

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE

SB 278 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

SB 553 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

SB 555 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)

SB 595 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

SB 732 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N)

SB 445 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators McDougle, Vogel and Lucas

SB 731 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Hanger, Norment and Saslaw

SB 230 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Alexander, McDougle and Vogel

SENATE BILL VETOED BY GOVERNOR

SB 612 - Passed by for day

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING

HB1359 - Read third time, Carrico floor substitute (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 25 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 373 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 582 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 600 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 616 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 622 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 645 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 667 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 668 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 854 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 920 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 924 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB1101 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB1105 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB1160 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB1281 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB1334 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 98 - Out of block, Passed by for day

HB 467 - Out of block, Read third time, Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

REGULAR CALENDAR

HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING

HB 944 - Stricken from Senate calendar (26-Y 14-N), Reconsideration of stricken from calendar agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Stricken from Senate calendar (38-Y 1-N)

HB 158 - Passed by for day

HB 481 - Read third time, DeSteph floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Passed by for day

HB 879 - Passed by for day

HB 168 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (33-Y 7-N)

HB 227 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (33-Y 5-N 1-A), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)

HB 326 - Read third time, Passed Senate (34-Y 5-N)

HB 588 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)

HB 703 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Passed by for day

HB 875 - Passed by for day

HB 912 - Read third time, Obenshain floor substitute rejected (voice vote), Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)

HB1110 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

HB1213 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)

HB1226 - Read third time, Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)

HB1229 - Read third time, Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)

HB1348 - Passed by for day

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING

HB 29 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read third time, Senate amendments substituted for House amendments agreed to (voice vote), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 30 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read third time, Senate amendments substituted for House amendments agreed to (voice vote), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 339 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 859 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 884 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB1191 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

HB 16 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 64 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 87 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 240 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 256 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 307 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 393 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 420 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 499 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 568 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 675 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 700 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 707 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 711 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 735 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 741 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 786 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 817 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 818 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 820 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 851 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 910 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1012 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1013 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1052 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1108 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1135 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1146 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1166 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1228 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1238 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1259 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1260 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1263 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1264 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1288 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1289 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1318 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1345 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1376 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

REGULAR CALENDAR

HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING

HB 298 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)

HB 775 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (30-Y 8-N)

HB1305 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N 1-A)

HB 2 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 220 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 476 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 685 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB 823 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1016 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1053 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1237 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

HB1291 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 2:19 p.m. to reconvene at 4:15 p.m.

 The Senate reconvened at 4:15 p.m.

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN20302): reading waived (32-Y 4-N)

The House of Delegates has passed with a substitute the following Senate bill: SB 416

The House of Delegates has passed the following Senate bill: SB 563

CALENDAR (continued)

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION ON THIRD READING

HJ 64 - Read third time, Agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)

REGULAR CALENDAR

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION ON THIRD READING

HJ 210 - Read third time, Agreed to by Senate (20-Y 18-N 1-A), House informed

SR 65 - offered by Senator Stanley

On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 4:22 p.m. to reconvene at 4:50 p.m.

 The Senate reconvened at 4:50 p.m.

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN30302): reading waived (35-Y 3-N)

The House of Delegates has rejected the Senate amendments as substituted for House amendments to the following House bills: HB 29, 30

The House of Delegates has agreed to the amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House bills: HB 775, 1305

The House of Delegates has agreed to the substitutes proposed by the Senate to the following House bills: HB 298, 339, 859

SR 65 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (39-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (voice vote), House informed

SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR NO. 1

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - HOUSE

HB 29 - Senate insisted on amendments and requested committee of conference (39-Y 0-N)

HB 30 - Senate insisted on amendments and requested committee of conference (39-Y 0-N)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE

SB 416 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (32-Y 7-N)

Joint order pursuant to HJR 210 (continued)

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: Nominations have been made pursuant to HJR 210 (Election of a Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia)

ELECTION OF A JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA

A Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia (22-Y 0-N 1-A)

Jane M. Roush; Nominated, not elected

Reading of report waived (38-Y 1-N)

CONFEREES APPOINTED

HJ 69 - Senators: McDougle, Stanley and Wexton

HJ 84 - Senators McDougle, Stanley and Locke

HJ 97 - Senators Newman, McDougle and Lucas

HJ 112 - Senators Newman, McDougle and Wexton

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: The House of Delegates has suspended the joint order until a later date

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN40302): reading waived (34-Y 4-N)

The House of Delegates has acceded to the request of the Senate for committees of conference on the following House bills: HB 29, 30

CONFEREES APPOINTED

HB 29 - Senators: Norment, Hanger, Howell, Saslaw, Newman, Ruff, and Wagner

HB 30 - Senators: Norment, Hanger, Howell, Saslaw, Newman, Ruff, and Wagner

On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed in Memory of Hannah Graham at 5:55 p.m. to reconvene Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 11:59 a.m.

The Senate reconvened at 11:59 a.m.

On motion of Senator Newman, the Senate adjourned at 12:00 p.m. to convene Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 12:01 p.m