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2018 SESSION
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Justin E. Fairfax
Prayer offered by The Reverend Sandra B. Kerner, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Powhatan, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Marsden dispensed with reading of Journal (36‑Y 3‑N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10124): reading waived (37‑Y 3‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 150, 155, 241, 291, 322, 520, 531, 558, 569, 789
House bills referred: see January 26 Senate Calendar
BILLS REPORTED
From Courts of Justice: SB 14, 35A, 71S, 78, 108A, 159 rereferred to Finance, 181S rereferred to Finance, 210, 465 rereferred to Finance, 524, 525 rereferred to Finance, 526S, 533S, 535A, 536S, 563S rereferred to Finance, 618S rereferred to Finance, 828S rereferred to Finance, 895A
From Education and Health: SB 126S, 143A, 205 rereferred to Finance, 225S rereferred to Finance, 226S, 229S, 238S, 270 rereferred to Courts of Justice, 273A, 310 rereferred to Finance, 329S, 343S rereferred to Courts of Justice, 389A rereferred to Finance, 399S, 417S, 436 rereferred to Finance, 440, 456A, 476, 511S, 544, 557S, 632, 656 rereferred to Finance, 658, 670, 703A, 726S rereferred to Courts of Justice, 728S, 735, 835 rereferred to Finance, 943, 959
From Transportation: SB 84A, 125S, 129, 213S rereferred to Finance, 291, 307S, 359A, 446A, 532S, 701, 873A, 877A
BILL REREFERRED
From Courts of Justice: SB 904 rereferred to Finance
On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 12:30 p.m. to reconvene at 1:00 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 1:00 p.m.
CALENDAR
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 51 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 52 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 109 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 508 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 540 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 792 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
SB 49 - Passed by for day
SB 85 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
SB 420 - Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
SB 614 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 615 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 833 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 154 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 172 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 176 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 197 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 230 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 244 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 260 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 268 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 286 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 294 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 314 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 320 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 325 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 384 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 387 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 391 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 396 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 418 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 478 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 513 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 514 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 528 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 539 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 542 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 818 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 106 - Read second time, Committee substitute rejected (voice vote), Suetterlein floor substitute agreed to (23-Y 17-N), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 120 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 188 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 192 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 202 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 246 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 423 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 547 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 654 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 755 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 779 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 37 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 130 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 152 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 256 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 471 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 474 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 485 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 571 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 693 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 716 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 739 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 144 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 150 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 153 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 187 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 242 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 247 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 264 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 374 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 379 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 445 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 454 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 523 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 556 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 589 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 594 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 834 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 902 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
SJ 43 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for the day
SJ 44 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for the day
SJ 45 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for the day
SJ 46 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for the day
SJ 71 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for the day
SJ 77 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for the day
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS
HJ 128 - Agreed to by Senate
HJ 134 - Agreed to by Senate
SJ 70 - Agreed to by Senate
SJ 78 - Agreed to by Senate
COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS
SJ 20 - Passed by for day
SJ 72 - Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)
SJ 79 - Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)
SJ 83 - Rules suspended, taken up for immediate consideration (39-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)
On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate adjourned in Memory of Robert E. Lee at 2:49 p.m. to convene Friday, January 26, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.