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2018 SESSION
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Justin E. Fairfax
Prayer offered by The Reverend James L. Porter, United Methodist Church, Midlothian, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Locke dispensed with reading of Journal (37‑Y 3‑N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10223): reading waived (37‑Y 3‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed with amendments the following Senate bills: SB 504, 875, 918
The House of Delegates has passed with substitutes the following Senate bills: SB 253, 492
The House of Delegates has passed with a substitute with amendment the following Senate bill: SB 451
The House of Delegates has insisted on its amendment and has requested a committee of conference on the following Senate bill: SB 389
The House of Delegates has rejected the amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House bills: HB 151, 1249
The House of Delegates has acceded to the request of the Senate for a committee of conference on the following House bill: HB 482
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolutions: HJ 258, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 298, 299, 300, 301, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 330
The House of Delegates has passed the following Senate bills: SB 16, 72, 128, 176, 305, 388, 399, 544, 663, 672, 812, 823, 829, 831, 832, 905, 925, 933, 943, 974
The House of Delegates has agreed to the amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House bill: HB 52
The House of Delegates has agreed to the substitute proposed by the Senate to the following House bill: HB 484
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following Senate joint resolutions: SJ 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 134, 135, 174
Senate bills with House amendments, substitutes and a substitute with amendment placed on Calendar
House joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk: see February 27 Senate Calendar
BILLS REPORTED
From Courts of Justice: HB 181A, 260, 571S, 622S rereferred to Finance, 754, 757S, 1336S, 1351S, 1580S rereferred to Finance
Joint resolutions presented, ordered printed and referred/laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 11: see February 27 Senate Calendar
CALENDAR
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - HOUSE
HB 486 - Senate insisted on amendments and requested committee of conference (38-Y 0-N)
HB1142 - Senate insisted on amendments and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB1379 - Senate insisted on amendment and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE
SB 211 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
SB 213 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 249 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
SB 501 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N)
SB 389 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
HB 2 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 50 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 80 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 84 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 134 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 192 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 215 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 231 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 274 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 287 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 303 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 344 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 387 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 453 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 489 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 544 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 569 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 614 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 793 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 810 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 813 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 830 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 897 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 976 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1003 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1085 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1088 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1156 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1157 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1178 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1194 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1303 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1349 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1378 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1383 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1395 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1419 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1485 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1491 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1499 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1522 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1523 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1532 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1534 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1571 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB1604 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 438 - Out of block, Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
HB 424 - Passed by for day
HB 790 - Read third time, McClellan floor amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
HB1124 - Passed by for day
HB 158 - Read third time, Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
HB 339 - Read third time, Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
HB 397 - Read third time, Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
HB 507 - Read third time, Passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
HB 590 - Read third time, Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
HB 591 - Read third time, Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
HB 594 - Read third time, Dance floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
HB 690 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
HB 709 - Read third time, Defeated by Senate (16-Y 24-N), Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 768 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (27-Y 13-N), Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (27-Y 12-N)
HB 775 - Read third time, Passed Senate (25-Y 14-N)
HB1144 - Passed by for day
HB1167 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
HB1405 - Passed by for day
HB1595 - Read third time, Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
HB1598 - Read third time, Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
HB 45 - Read third time, Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
HB 226 - Read third time, Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
HB 304 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
HB 347 - Read third time, Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
HB 552 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
HB 581 - Read third time, Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
HB 708 - Passed by for day
HB 800 - Read third time, Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
HB 879 - Read third time, Newman floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
HB 885 - Passed by for day
HB 887 - Passed by for day
HB1000 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
HB1055 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
HB1276 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
HB1600 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB 83 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB 437 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1418 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILL ON SECOND READING
HB1541 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (39-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION ON THIRD READING
SJ 133 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SJ 168 - Rules suspended, taken up for immediate consideration (39‑Y 0‑N), Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)
HJ 306 - Rules suspended, taken up for immediate consideration (39‑Y 0‑N), Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)
CONFEREES APPOINTED
HB 482 - Senators McDougle, Stuart and Howell
SB 389 - Senators Chafin, Dunnavant and Barker
On motion of Senator Newman, the Senate adjourned at 2:21 p.m. to convene Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 12 m.