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2018 SESSION
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Justin E. Fairfax
Prayer offered by The Reverend Dr. Willard Maxwell, New Beech Grove Baptist Church, Newport News, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Dance dispensed with reading of Journal (36‑Y 4‑N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10126): reading waived (38‑Y 2‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 124, 179, 190, 335, 779, 1181
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolutions: HJ 64, 139, 140, 143, 145, 146, 147, 148, 151, 152, 154, 155, 156
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following Senate joint resolutions: SJ 37, 66, 67, 83
House bills referred, and joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk: see January 30 Senate Calendar
BILLS REPORTED
From Courts of Justice: SB 168S, 186, 278S, 422S, 457, 565 rereferred to Finance, 608, 644 rereferred to Finance, 726S rereferred to Finance, 783, 809S rereferred to Finance, 846, 954S rereferred to Finance
SJ 86 and 87- offered by Senator Reeves
SJ 88, 89 and 90 - offered by Senator Stuart
SR 18 - offered by Senator Lucas
Joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 11: see January 30 Senate Calendar
CALENDAR
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 130 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 152 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 471 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 474 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 485 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 571 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 716 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 739 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 172 - Out of block, Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
SB 37 - Out of block, Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 61 - Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Committee amendments #3 and #4 agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (33-Y 7-N)
SB 192 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
SB 547 - Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
SB 779 - Motion to rerefer to Courts of Justice agreed to (voice vote)
SB 144 - Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
SB 150 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (6-Y 34-N), Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 153 - Passed by for day
SB 187 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
SB 242 - Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
SB 247 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 264 - Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
SB 374 - Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
SB 379 - Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
SB 454 - Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
SB 523 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
SB 556 - Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
SB 589 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
SB 594 - Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
SB 834 - Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
SB 902 - Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 6-N 1-A)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 256 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 693 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 14 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 35 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 71 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 78 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 84 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 125 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 126 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 129 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 143 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 210 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 226 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 229 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 273 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 291 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 307 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 329 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 359 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 417 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 446 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 456 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Newman floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 476 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 524 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 526 - Read second time, Committee substitute rejected (voice vote), Obenshain floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 533 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 536 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 544 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 557 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 632 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 658 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 701 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 703 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 728 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 735 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 873 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 943 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 959 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 877 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Out of block, Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 555 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 445 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Wexton floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 108 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 238 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 399 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 440 - Motion to rerefer to Courts of Justice agreed to by Senate (voice vote)
SB 511 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 532 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 535 - Read second time, Committee amendment rejected (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 670 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 895 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 506 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 582 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 588 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 695 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 769 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 859 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 920 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 520 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 576 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 698 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 699 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 854 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING
SJ 43 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SJ 71 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SJ 77 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SJ 44 - Out of block, Read third time and agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SJ 45 - Out of block, Read third time and agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SJ 46 - Out of block, Read third time and agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
On motion of Senator Newman, the Senate adjourned at 3:00 p.m. to convene Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 12 m.