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2021 SESSION
Called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President pro tempore L. Louise Lucas
Prayer offered by The Honorable Lionell Spruill, Sr., 5th Senatorial District
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America led by Nathan A. Hatfield, Assistant Clerk-LINCS
Motion to suspend the Rules to allow Senators who have been impacted by COVID-19 to vote remotely and electronically agreed to (32-Y 0-N)
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Locke dispensed with reading of Journal (31‑Y 4‑N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10204): reading waived (30-Y 6-N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 1789, 1818, 1822, 1849, 1980, 2004, 2065, 2118, 2120, 2137, 2166, 2207, 2230, 2273, 2288, 2322
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolutions: HJ 555, 582, 629, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787
The House of Delegates has agreed to the substitute with amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House bill: HB 2333
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following Senate joint resolutions: SJ 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 327
House bills and joint resolutions referred, and joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s: see February 8 Senate Calendar
CALENDAR
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILL ON THIRD READING
SB 1357 - Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
On motion of Senator McDougle, the Senate recessed at 10:30 a.m. to reconvene at 11:30 a.m.
The Senate reconvened at 11:30 a.m.
Lt.Governor Justin E. Fairfax resumed Chair
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10205): reading waived (35-Y 2-N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 2024, 2167, 2185, 2194, 2219, 2311, 2314, 2316, 2317, 2337
House bills referred: see February 8 Senate Calendar
CALENDAR (continued)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 1138 - Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (36-Y 0-N), McClellan floor amendment reconsidered (37-Y 0-N), McClellan floor amendment rejected (voice vote), McClellan floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
SB 1384 - Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 17-N 1-A)
SB 1105 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB 1113 - Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 6-N)
SB 1127 - Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 7-N 3-A)
SB 1196 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
SB 1201 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
SB 1226 - Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N)
SB 1252 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
SB 1257 - Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (38-Y 1-N), McClellan floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
SB 1261 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
SB 1262 - Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 11-N)
SB 1278 - Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 4-N 1-A)
SB 1282 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
SB 1284 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
SB 1289 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
SB 1301 - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
SB 1310 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
SB 1315 - Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 13-N)
SB 1316 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB 1318 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
SB 1326 - Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Hanger floor amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended third constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (26-Y 12-N)
SB 1333 - Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 5-N)
SB 1339 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
SB 1341 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
Motion to waive the reading of House Communications failed (30-Y 9-N, requires 32 affirmative votes for passage), Reconsideration of motion to waive the reading of the House Communications agreed to (38-Y 1-N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN20205): reading waived (35-Y 4-N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 1914, 1935, 1984, 2003, 2014, 2048, 2049, 2160, 2175, 2200, 2227, 2332
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN30205): reading waived (35-Y 4-N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 1827, 1979, 2027, 2040, 2053, 2074, 2082, 2132, 2308, 2313, 2320, 2327
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN40205): reading waived (35-Y 4-N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 2078, 2104, 2213, 2221, 2298, 2302, 2312, 2321, 2330, 2331
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN50205): reading waived (35-Y 4-N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bill: HB 2263
House bills referred: see February 8 Senate Calendar
CALENDAR (continued)
SB 1350 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
SB 1362 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (29-Y 10-N, requires 32 affirmative votes for passage), Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (37-Y 0-N), Lewis floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (27-Y 11-N)
SB 1363 - Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 11-N)
SB 1380 - Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 4-N)
SB 1382 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (16-Y 22-N)
SB 1392 - Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 0-N 1-A)
SB 1395 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
SB 1396 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
SB 1401 - Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 12-N)
SB 1406 - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N)
SB 1418 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB 1428 - Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 2-N)
SB 1442 - Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
SB 1443 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
SB 1462 - Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
SB 1469 - Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 0-N 2-A)
SB 1471 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB1265 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote, Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1404 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote, Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
SB1444 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote, Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 1109 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (31-Y 7-N)
SB 1153 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
SB 1164 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (34-Y 4-N)
SB 1209 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (24-Y 13-N)
SB 1311 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Mason floor substitute withdrawn, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (20-Y 17-N)
SB 1319 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Hanger floor substitute withdrawn, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (22-Y 16-N)
SB 1354 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote) , Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB 1360 - Motion to recommit to Judiciary agreed to (20-Y 18-N)
SB 1374 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB 1411 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (35-Y 3-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION ON SECOND READING
SJ 275 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived (38-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (34-Y 1-N 1-A)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING
SJ 270 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (19-Y 19-N, Chair voted yea), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (37-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (24-Y 12-N)
SJ 271 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (37-Y 0-N), Rejected by Senate (12-Y 26-N)
SJ 272 - Read second time, Surovell floor substitute agreed to by Senate, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (37-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (22-Y 15-N 1-A)
SJ 289 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (37-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N)
SJ 290 - Read second time, McPike floor amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (37-Y 0-N), Rejected by Senate (19-Y 19-N requires 20 votes for passage)
SJ 310 - Read second time, Committee amendment rejected (voice vote), Saslaw floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (37-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (23-Y 14-N 1-A)
SJ 322 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (37-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N)
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION
SJ 393 - Agreed to by Senate
On motion of Senator Lucas, the Senate adjourned at 10:43 p.m. to convene Monday, February 8, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.