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2020 SESSION
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Justin E. Fairfax
Prayer offered by Rabbi Steven I. Rein, Aguda Achim Congregation, Alexandria, Virginia
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America led by Senate Page Carsha Wingfield of Richmond
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Saslaw dispensed with reading of Journal (33‑Y 7‑N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10204): reading waived (34‑Y 6‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 7, 51, 157, 172, 257, 271, 273, 292, 308, 365, 366, 405, 410, 415, 449, 460, 491, 501, 570, 587, 668, 706, 734, 783, 797, 836, 941, 942, 950, 988, 992, 1021, 1030, 1074, 1081, 1173, 1174, 1205, 1208, 1217, 1304, 1327, 1344, 1349, 1352, 1353, 1407, 1429, 1430, 1448, 1458, 1469, 1514, 1568, 1581, 1582, 1586, 1613, 1615, 1623, 1630, 1679, 1695, 1707
House bills referred: see February 6 Senate Calendar
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REPORTED
From Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources: SB 272A, 304S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 310S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 510 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 621A, 646S, 702 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 704S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 747S, 769S, 783S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 791S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 891S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 1004, 1007A, 1027S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 1030A, 1064 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 1075S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
From Finance and Appropriations: SB 7S, 14, 34, 42, 92A, 144A, 179A, 242A, 373A, 384S, 436, 439S, 473A, 485, 486A, 588S, 707A, 724A, 752, 761, 776A, 878A, 922, 936A, 948, 971, 1038S; SJ 15A, 38A, 53A
From Privileges and Elections: SB 203S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 236S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 717S; SJ 18S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Joint resolutions/resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), 26(g) and HJR 99: see February 6 Senate Calendar
On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 12:35 p.m. to reconvene at 1:05 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 1:05 p.m.
CALENDAR
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE
SB 582 - Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 385 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 77 - 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 209 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 213 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 290 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 364 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 400 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 441 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 527 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 590 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 668 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 678 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 679 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 686 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 695 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 706 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 734 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 768 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 790 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 824 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 833 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 888 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 927 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1011 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1025 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1029 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1034 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1048 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1057 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB1073 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 277 - Out of block, Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
SB1005 - Out of block, Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 246 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
SB 857 - Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Committee amendments reconsidered (40-Y 0-N), Committee amendments rejected (voice vote), Ebbin floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
SB 294 - Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 8-N)
SB 404 - Passed by for day
SB 491 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
SB 9 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 149 - Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
SB 593 - Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
SB 664 - Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 8-N 1-A)
SB 923 - Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
SB 995 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
SB1035 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 378 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 440 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 541 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 602 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 603 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 670 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 683 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 840 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 870 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 875 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1002 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 253 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Petersen floor amendments agreed to (20-Y 20-N, Chair voted yea), Passed by for day
SB 571 - Read second time, Morrissey floor substitute #1 withdrawn, Edwards floor substitute #2 withdrawn, Dunnavant floor substitute #3 agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 868 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Peake floor amendments #1,2,3,4,6,7 and 8 rejected (19-Y 21-N), Peake floor amendment #5 rejected (17-Y 23-N), Peake floor amendment #9 rejected (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 612 - Read second time, Committee amendments rejected (voice vote), Lucas floor substitute offered, Passed by for day
SB 911 - Passed by for day
SB 64 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 71 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 183 - Motion to recommit to Local Government agreed to (voice vote)
SB 438 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Surovell floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 676 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 684 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 805 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 956 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 961 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 4 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 49 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 142 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 178 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 297 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 300 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 324 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 389 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 501 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 570 - 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 622 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 629 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 715 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 738 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 754 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 773 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 794 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 990 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 992 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB1024 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 5 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 134 - 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 248 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 382 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 421 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 452 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 561 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 564 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 632 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 710 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 731 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 732 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 853 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 890 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 972 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 991 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING
SJ 35 - Passed by for day
SJ 39 - Passed by for day
SJ 77 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate (voice vote)
SJ 81 - Passed by for day
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING
SJ 66 - Read second time, Ebbin floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SJ 67 - Read second time, McClellan floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
On motion of Senator Lucas, the Senate adjourned at 3:46 p.m. to convene Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 12 m.
Pursuant to Rule 21(d)ii, the Clerk was ordered to receive committee report.
BILL REPORTED
From Local Government: SB 183S