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2023 SESSION
Called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears
Prayer offered by The Reverend Sherman Z. Logan, Jr., First Unitarian Universalist Church, Richmond, Virginia
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America led by Senate Page Constanza Pinto Araujo of Ashburn
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Vogel dispensed with reading of Journal (36‑Y 3‑N 1-A)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10206): reading waived (35‑Y 5‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 1426, 1478, 1624, 1637, 1640, 1643, 1681, 1711, 1744, 1748, 1752, 1754, 1776, 1800, 1810, 1814, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1833, 1857, 1869, 1870, 1885, 1900, 1907, 1924, 1930, 1940, 1946, 1951, 1952, 1955, 2008, 2025, 2034, 2139, 2146, 2147, 2153, 2155, 2156, 2179, 2180, 2182, 2197, 2198, 2211, 2222, 2235, 2255, 2262, 2306, 2342, 2344, 2359, 2360, 2371, 2380, 2391, 2415, 2418, 2422, 2423, 2438, 2486, 2492
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolutions: HJ 583, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following Senate joint resolutions: SJ 288, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 298, 299
House bills referred, and joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk: see February 8 Senate Calendar
Joint resolutions/resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 471: see February 8 Senate Calendar
CALENDAR
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 818 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
SB 1066 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 1533 - Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Deeds floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional readings dispensed (38-Y 2-N), Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
SB 1265 - Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N)
SB 1106 - Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
SB 1129 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
SB 1427 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 831 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 852 - Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
SB 886 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
SB 887 - Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
SB 896 - Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
SB 932 - Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
SB 934 - Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
SB 939 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
SB 989 - Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
SB 1002 - Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
SB 1025 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
SB 1051 - Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
SB 1063 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1069 - Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)
SB 1099 - Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
SB 1101 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
SB 1133 - Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
SB 1159 - Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
SB 1165 - Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N)
SB 1166 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
SB 1169 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1183 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1188 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
SB 1207 - Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
SB 1214 - Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
SB 1221 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 12:25 p.m. to reconvene at 12:45 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 12:45 p.m.
CALENDAR (continued)
SB 1245 - Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
SB 1248 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
SB 1272 - Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
SB 1274 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
SB 1282 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
SB 1291 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1303 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
SB 1310 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
SB 1326 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
SB 1327 - Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
SB 1334 - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
SB 1346 - Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
SB 1366 - Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
SB 1384 - Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
SB 1388 - Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 11-N)
SB 1396 - Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N)
SB 1398 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1413 - Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
SB 1449 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1459 - Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N, Chair voted yea)
SB 1466 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1470 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1484 - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
SB 1487 - Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N 1-A)
SB 1491 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1494 - Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 14-N 1-A)
SB 1497 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1503 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1504 - Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N)
SB 1512 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1518 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 16-N 3-A)
SB 1523 - Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)
SB 1532 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILL ON SECOND READING
SB 1244 - Read second time, 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 SECOND READING
SB 847 - Passed by for day
SB 903 - Surovell floor amendment ruled not germane, Ruling of Chair sustained (20-Y 20-N), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
SB 1090 - Read second time, McPike floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate, (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
SB 1337 - Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
SB 1519 - Passed by for day
SB 1243 - 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 (23-Y 17-N)
SB 1379 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N, Chair voted nay)
SB 1495 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
SB 1515 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Motion to recommit to Judiciary rejected (voice vote), Committee amendment reconsidered (40-Y 0-N), Committee amendment rejected (voice vote), Surovell floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Edwards floor substitute ruled out of order, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 800 - Read first time
SB 1217 - 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 1347 - 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 1441 - 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), Out of block, Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILL ON FIRST READING
SB 1083 - 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 (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON THIRD READING
SJ 223 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N)
SJ 255 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 5:50 p.m. to reconvene at 6:00 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 6:00 p.m.
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING
SJ 270 - 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 (40-Y 0-N)
SJ 271 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (23-Y 17-N), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived block vote (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SJ 272 - 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 (40-Y 0-N)
SJ 273 - Read second time, Out of block, Committee amendment agreed to (22-Y 17-N), Surovell floor amendment agreed to (22-Y 18-N), Chase floor amendment rejected (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SJ 276 - Read second time, Out of block, Committee amendments #2,3,4,5,7,and 8 agreed to (voice vote), Committee amendment #1 agreed to (voice vote), Committee amendment #6 rejected (20-Y 20-N, Chair voted nay), Hashmi floor amendment agreed to (22-Y 18-N), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote), Rules suspended, third reading waived (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
On motion of Senator Lucas, the Senate adjourned at 7:59 p.m. to convene Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 12 m.