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2020 SESSION
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Justin E. Fairfax
Prayer offered by The Reverend Teresa K. McRoberts, Jubilee Ministries, North Chesterfield, Richmond, Virginia
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America led by Senate Page Leila Abrams of Virginia Beach
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Saslaw dispensed with reading of Journal (34‑Y 6‑N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10127): reading waived (36‑Y 4‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 10, 115, 165, 174, 175, 176, 299, 310, 378, 517, 518, 519, 538, 552, 648, 727, 778, 807, 810, 860, 904, 932, 951, 967, 991, 1000, 1013, 1098, 1137, 1148, 1149, 1198, 1260, 1261, 1263, 1341, 1342, 1562
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolutions: HJ 146, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following Senate joint resolutions: SJ 1, 69, 72, 76, 82
House bills referred, and joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk: see January 29 Senate Calendar
BILLS REPORTED
From Commerce and Labor: SB 7S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 95A, 251S, 404A, 421S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 480, 662, 732S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 828A
From Finance and Appropriations: SB 40S, 54A, 246, 345, 362, 423, 569S, 578S, 605A, 651, 652, 671A, 1019S, 1039
BILLS REREFERRED
From Commerce and Labor: SB 660 rereferred to Judiciary, 917 rereferred to Education and Health, 1014 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Joint resolution laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), 26(g) and HJR 99: see January 29 Senate Calendar
Rules suspended, privileges of the floor given to distinguished guests (40‑Y 0‑N)
CALENDAR
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 120 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 122 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 173 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 207 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 221 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 301 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 317 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 333 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 365 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 380 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 386 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 445 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 519 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 538 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 650 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 653 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 672 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 701 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 703 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 757 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 877 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 881 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 903 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 913 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 980 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 981 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1008 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 235 - Out of block, Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Barker floor amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 391 - Passed by for day
SB 126 - Passed by for day
SB 316 - Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
SB 795 - Passed by for day
SB 98 - Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
SB 167 - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
SB 341 - Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
SB 346 - Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)
SB 377 - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
SB 479 - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
SB 883 - Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 12-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 177 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 256 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 289 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 328 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 414 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 496 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 497 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 498 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 656 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 675 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 689 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 871 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1023 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1089 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 478 - Read second time, Committee substitute rejected (voice vote), Chafin floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 772 - Read second time, Committee amendment rejected (voice vote), Stanley floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 263 - Read second time, Deeds floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 733 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (20-Y 19-N), McClellan floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Newman floor substitute out of order, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 160 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 215 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 356 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 556 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 562 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 916 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 932 - Read second time, Kiggans floor amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 96 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 105 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 244 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 257 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 281 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 284 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 428 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 430 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 434 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 451 - 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 528 - 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 597 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 690 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 900 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1036 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1084 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 116 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 432 - 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 869 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 955 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING
SJ 30 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 31 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 42 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 49 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 50 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 51 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION ON SECOND READING
SJ 47 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE RESOLUTION ON SECOND READING
SR 3 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
On motion of Senator Lucas, the Senate adjourned in Memory of Kobe Bryant at 2:33 p.m. to convene Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 12 m.