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2018 SESSION
Called to order at 10:30 a.m. by Lt. Governor Justin E. Fairfax
Prayer offered by The Reverend Sue Eaves, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Spruill dispensed with reading of Journal (38‑Y 2‑N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10212): reading waived (38‑Y 2‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 192, 214, 236, 246, 398, 418, 484, 505, 511, 528, 533, 554, 662, 675, 793, 830, 855, 857, 862, 867, 873, 883, 886, 922, 1017, 1047, 1054, 1061, 1086, 1088, 1096, 1126, 1174, 1178, 1233, 1238, 1285, 1303, 1323, 1349, 1366, 1378, 1383, 1499, 1523, 1524, 1533, 1534, 1554
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolutions: HJ 16, 26, 30, 31, 37, 38, 42, 55, 59, 76, 81, 86, 90, 95, 101, 114, 131, 135, 142, 144, 178
The House of Delegates has passed the following Senate bill: SB 230
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following Senate joint resolution: SJ 110
House bills and joint resolutions referred: see February 14 Senate Calendar
BILLS REPORTED
From Finance: HB 369, 828, 846, 1022, 1468
From General Laws and Technology: HB 164, 439, 609, 674, 683, 727, 732, 752, 753, 864, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 923A, 1227, 1426
SB 994 - Offered by Senator Obenshain (request of Governor)
Bill presented, ordered printed and referred/joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 11: see February 14 Senate Calendar
CALENDAR
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 95 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 786 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 159 - Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Edwards floor substitute reconsidered (40-Y 0-N), Edwards floor substitute rejected (voice vote), Committee amendment reconsidered (39-Y 0-N), Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
SB 625 - Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
SB 976 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (18-Y 20-N)
SB 312 - Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 6-N)
SB 878 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 899 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 169 - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
SB 170 - Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
SB 266 - Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)
SB 757 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (17-Y 22-N)
SB 807 - Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
SB 905 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
SB 917 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
SB 953 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB 35 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 188 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 326 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 378 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 613 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 755 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 840 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 850 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 988 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1008 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1024 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1212 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1355 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1360 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1361 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB 53 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 262 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 278 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 482 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 746 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 754 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1015 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1266 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 20 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 124 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 234 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 298 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 362 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 406 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 489 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 490 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 580 - Read second time, General Laws and Technology substitute rejected (voice vote), Finance substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 585 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 631 - Read second time, Education and Health amendment rejected (voice vote), Finance substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 633 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 683 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 796 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 815 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 819 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 875 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 885 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 924 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 930 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 971 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 171 - Read second time, Rules amendment #1 agreed to (voice vote), Rules amendment #2 rejected (voice vote), Out of block, Hanger floor amendment withdrawn, Stanley floor amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 407 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules
suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Out of block, Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 782 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Out of block, Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 504 - Read second time, Committee substitute rejected (voice vote), Carrico floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
SB 605 - Read second time, Committee amendment rejected (voice vote), Stanley floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 401 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
SB 583 - Read second time, Committee substitute rejected (voice vote), Hanger floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
SB 747 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
SB 823 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (19-Y 18-N 3-A)
SB 856 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
SB 942 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (27-Y 10-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 80 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Rules amendment agreed to (voice vote), Finance amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 166 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 660 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 738 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 772 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 847 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 991 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
On motion of Senator Locke, the Senate recessed at 1:45 p.m. to reconvene at 2:15 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 2:15 p.m.
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 265 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
SB 844 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Commerce and Labor substitute rejected (voice vote), Finance substitute rejected (voice vote), Dunnavant and Reeves floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 915 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Committee substitute rejected (voice vote), Dunnavant and Chase floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 964 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING
SJ 19 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 36 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 38 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 42 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 47 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 48 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 50 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 53 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 63 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 74 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 75 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 81 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 85 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
On motion of Senator Newman, the Senate adjourned at 4:16 p.m. to convene Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 12 m.