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2016 SESSION
Called to order at 11:00 a.m. by Lt. Governor Ralph S. Northam
Prayer offered by The Reverend Roscoe D. Cooper III, Rising Mount Zion Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Deeds dispensed with reading of Journal (36-Y 1-N 1-A)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN20307): reading waived (37‑Y 2‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following Senate bills: SB 117, 126, 288, 364, 388, 417, 491, 607, 728
The House of Delegates has amended in accordance with the recommendation of the Governor the following Senate bill: SB 122
The House of Delegates has agreed to the amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House bills: HB 64, 367, 760, 1016, 1052, 1053, 1213, 1238, 1345
The House of Delegates has agreed to the substitutes proposed by the Senate to the following House bills: HB 47, 177, 393, 610, 703, 707, 786, 834, 1087, 1102, 1111, 1189, 1289
The House of Delegates has agreed to the substitute with amendment proposed by the Senate to the following House bill: HB 481
CALENDAR
BILLS IN CONFERENCE
HB 148 - Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
HB 386 - Passed by for day
HJ 84 - Conference report agreed to by Senate (voice vote)
SB 445 - Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - HOUSE
HB 25 - Senate insisted on amendment and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB 168 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (38-Y 0-N)
HB 373 - Senate insisted on amendments and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB 568 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB 622 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (39-Y 0-N)
HB 842 - Senate insisted on amendment and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB 858 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB 879 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB1228 - Senate insisted on amendment and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB1255 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB1344 - Conferees appointed: Senators Norment, Hanger and Saslaw
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE
SB 39 - House substitute rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N)
SB 125 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 237 - House amendment rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
SB 285 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 294 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (35-Y 5-N)
SB 323 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
SB 337 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 352 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (33-Y 6-N)
SB 358 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 11:40 a.m. to reconvene at 12:15 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 12:15 p.m.
CALENDAR (continued)
SB 363 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 415 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
SB 418 - Passed by for day
SB 517 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
SB 576 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 611 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (36-Y 3-N)
SB 645 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 692 - House substitute rejected by Senate (4-Y 36-N)
SB 695 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
SB 701 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
SB 734 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N), Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N), House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
SB 746 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
SB 748 - House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
SB 329 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Carrico, Stanley and Favola
SJ 58 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (voice vote), Conferees appointed: Senators McDougle, Stanley and Locke
SJ 85 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (voice vote), Conferees appointed: Senators McDougle, Newman and Wexton
SJ 97 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (voice vote), Conferees appointed: Senators Newman, McDougle and Lucas
SENATE BILL VETOED BY GOVERNOR
SB 612 - Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
HB 238 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 451 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 525 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 665 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 814 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1059 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
HB 685 - Passed by for day
HB1362 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB 846 - Read second time, Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (36-Y 2-N)
HB1069 - Read second time, Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
HB1343 - Read second time, Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N), Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING
HJ 177 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 332 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 347 - Read third time, Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 1:08 p.m. to reconvene at 1:25 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 1:25 p.m.
CALENDAR (continued)
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION ON THIRD READING
HJ 424 - Read third time, Agreed to by Senate (20-Y 18-N 1-A), House informed
Joint order Pursuant to HJR 424
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING
SR 42 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate (20-Y 18-N 1-A), House informed
Joint order pursuant to HJ 424 (continued)
Motion to suspend joint order until completion of Calendar Wednesday, March 9, 2016 agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Reconsideration to suspend joint order agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: Nominations have been made pursuant to HJ 424 (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 (20-Y 0-N 1-A)
Rossie D. Alston, Jr.; Nominated, not elected
Motion to suspend joint order until completion of Calendar Wednesday, March 9, 2016 agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
SR 43 - Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION ON SECOND READING
SJ 188 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N 2-A)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE RESOLUTION ON SECOND READING
SR 64 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING
SR 74 - Passed by for day
SR 75 - Passed by for day
SR 79 - offered by Senator Stuart
Resolution presented, ordered printed and referred under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 37: see March 9 Senate Calendar
On motion of Senator Newman, the Senate adjourned at 2:25 p.m. to convene Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Pursuant to Rule 21(d)ii, the Clerk was ordered to receive committee reports.
RESOLUTION REPORTED
From Courts of Justice: SR 79
SJ 212 - offered by Senator Suetterlein
SJ 213 - offered by Senator Norment
SJ 214 - offered by Senator Howell
SJ 215 - offered by Senator Ebbin
SR 76 and 77 - offered by Senator Suetterlein
Joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 37: see March 9 Senate Calendar
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10308)
The House of Delegates has passed with amendment the following Senate bill: SB 57
The House of Delegates has insisted on its substitutes and has requested committees of conference on the following Senate bills: SB 440, 625
The House of Delegates has agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the following Senate bill: SB 445
The House of Delegates has rejected the amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House bills: HB 8, 180, 815
The House of Delegates has rejected the substitutes proposed by the Senate to the following House bills: HB 46, 894
The House of Delegates has acceded to the request of the Senate for a committee of conference on the following House bill: HB 895
The House of Delegates has agreed to the reports of the committees of conference on the following House bills: HB 127, 148, 386, 646
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolutions: HJ 409, 423, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462
The House of Delegates has agreed to the reports of the committees of conference on the following House joint resolutions: HJ 69, 84
Senate bill with House amendment placed on Calendar
House joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk: see March 9 Senate Calendar