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2017 SESSION
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Ralph S. Northam
Prayer offered by Bishop John A.M. Guernsey, The Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic Anglican Church in North America, Woodbridge, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Petersen dispensed with reading of Journal (36‑Y 2‑N 1-A)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10130): reading waived (38‑Y 2‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 1402, 1422, 1432, 1440, 1477, 1509, 1512, 1520, 1562, 1569, 1592, 1619, 1659, 1664, 1678, 1680, 1693, 1712, 1727, 1740, 1753, 1787, 1793, 1825, 1883, 1911, 1940, 1952, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1979, 1982, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2037, 2076, 2096, 2102, 2106, 2148, 2151, 2200, 2230, 2254, 2285, 2302, 2306
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following Senate joint resolution: SJ 337
House bills referred: see February 1 Senate Calendar
BILLS REPORTED
From Commerce and Labor: SB 800S, 839S, 1110, 1119 rereferred to Finance, 1264A, 1282S, 1393S, 1394S, 1418A, 1473A, 1542
From Finance: SB 806, 889, 940S, 982, 1013S, 1060S, 1118, 1165, 1168, 1300A, 1322S, 1427, 1428S, 1444S, 1456S, 1459S, 1470A, 1479
From General Laws and Technology: SB 959S, 966S, 991S, 1075S rereferred to Finance, 1114 rereferred to Finance, 1123S, 1156 rereferred to Finance, 1182S, 1193S, 1198, 1226, 1265S, 1291A rereferred to Finance, 1292A rereferred to Finance, 1293S rereferred to Finance, 1341A, 1360, 1374, 1431S, 1449S rereferred to Finance, 1483, 1493S rereferred to Finance, 1530A, 1586
BILLS REREFERRED
From General Laws and Technology: SB 1129 rereferred to Finance, 1334 rereferred to Finance
SJ 349 - offered by Senator Peake
SJ 350 - offered by Senator Hanger
SJ 351 - offered by Senator Newman
SJ 352 - offered by Senator Sturtevant
SJ 353, 354 and 355 - offered by Senator Lewis
SR 128 - offered by Senator Peake
SR 129 - offered by Senator Newman
Joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 555: see February 1 Senate Calendar
CALENDAR
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB1064 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 815 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 848 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 853 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 854 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 861 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 904 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 928 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 946 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 947 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1020 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1048 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1054 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1100 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1140 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1159 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1160 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1176 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1177 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1232 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1245 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1272 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1276 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1284 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1321 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1331 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1384 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1484 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1486 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1497 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1504 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1533 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 919 - Out of block, Passed by for day
SB1173 - Out of block, Passed by for day
SB1260 - Out of block, Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB1128 - Passed by for day
SB1349 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N)
SB1441 - Passed by for day
SB1320 - Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N)
SB1350 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 944 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 973 - Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
SB1023 - Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
SB1116 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB1207 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB1257 - Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N)
SB1280 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB1338 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
SB1339 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
SB1409 - Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
SB1452 - Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N)
SB1468 - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N, Chair voted nay), Reconsideration of defeated action rejected by Senate (32-Y 7-N, requires unanimous consent for reconsideration of defeated action)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB1376 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1583 - Read second time, Committee substitute rejected (voice vote), Suetterlein floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 866 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 953 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1008 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1270 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1382 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1434 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1461 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1462 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 907 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Norment floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB1021 - Passed by for day
SB1077 - Passed by for day
SB1191 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB1195 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB1224 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB1315 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB1395 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1491 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB1587 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 890 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 927 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1288 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1305 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1310 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1333 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1352 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB1066 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1152 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1172 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1188 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1210 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1227 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1342 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
On motion of Senator Newman, the Senate adjourned at 2:00 p.m. to convene Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 12 m.