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2023 SESSION
Called to order at 10:30 a.m. by Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears
Prayer offered by Pastor Carlos Rivera, New Life Outreach Church, Richmond, Virginia
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America led by Senate Page Reagan Griffith of Midlothian
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Peake dispensed with reading of Journal (37‑Y 3‑N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN20222): reading waived (34‑Y 6‑N)
The House of Delegates has passed the following Senate bills: SB 802, 855, 897, 944, 1150, 1205, 1276, 1431, 1455
The House of Delegates has agreed to the amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House bills: HB 1550, 1726, 1768, 2296
The House of Delegates has agreed to the substitutes proposed by the Senate to the following House bills: HB 1478, 1629, 1660, 1682, 1699, 1730, 1781, 1846, 1885, 1892, 1911, 1912, 1931, 1987, 2166, 2195, 2200, 2441, 2500
The House of Delegates has agreed to the substitute with amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House bill: HB 1820
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following Senate joint resolutions: SJ 323, 339, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376
Resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 471: see February 24 Senate Calendar
CALENDAR
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - HOUSE
HB 1524 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (38-Y 0-N)
HB 1617 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (39-Y 1-N)
HB 1628 - Senate insisted on amendments and requested committee of conference (39-Y 1-N)
HB 1840 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1841 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (38-Y 1-N)
HB 1976 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2046 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (39-Y 0-N)
HB 2169 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2208 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2272 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (39-Y 0-N)
HB 2345 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2386 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (39-Y 1-N)
HB 2398 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2463 - Senate insisted on amendment and requested committee of conference (39-Y 0-N)
HB 1637 - Conferees appointed : Senators Surovell, Mason, and Vogel
HB 1895 - Conferees appointed : Senators Saslaw, Deeds, and Obenshain
HB 1921 - Conferees appointed : Senators Mason, Lucas, and Newman
HB 2032 - Conferees appointed : Senators Edwards, Boysko, and Peake
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE
SB 820 - House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
SB 839 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
SB 1003 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1005 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1043 - House amendments rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
SB 1046 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
SB 1075 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
SB 1166 - House substitute rejected by Senate (5-Y 35-N)
SB 1217 - House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
SB 1222 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1396 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N)
SB 1427 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1470 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1482 - House amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
SB 1514 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1525 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 899 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Petersen, Lewis, and Stuart
SB 1002 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Cosgrove, Mason, and Bell
SB 1198 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Saslaw, Locke, and Dunnavant
SB 1271 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Boysko, McClellan, and Stanley
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
HB 1606 - Read third time, Surovell floor amendment #1 withdrawn, Surovell floor amendment #2 rejected (20-Y 20-N, Chair voted nay), Dunnavant floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (32-Y 0-N)
HB 1757 - Petersen floor substitute withdrawn, Engrossed, Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
HB 1777 - Read third time, Ruff floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
HB 2129 - Motion to recommit to Judiciary withdrawn, Surovell floor amendment #1 withdrawn, Boysko floor amendments rejected (10-Y 29-N), Surovell floor amendment #2 agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
HB 1842 - Read third time, Finance and Appropriations substitute rejected (voice vote), Barker floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N), Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
HB 2161 - Dunnavant floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2331 - Passed by for day
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS
HJ 758 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 772 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 775 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 779 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 785 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 787 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 788 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 789 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 793 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 794 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 795 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 797 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 802 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 803 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 804 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 807 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 809 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 815 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 817 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 821 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 823 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 825 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 837 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SJ 411 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SJ 412 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SJ 413 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
HJ 722 - Out of block, Passed by for day
HJ 808 - Out of block, Passed by for day
HJ 827 - Out of block, Passed by for day
SJ 421 - Out of block, Passed by for day
SR 159 - Out of block, Passed by for day
COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS
HJ 665 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 680 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 757 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 759 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 760 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 761 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 762 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 763 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 764 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 765 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 766 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 767 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 768 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 769 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 770 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 771 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 773 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 774 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 776 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 777 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 778 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 780 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 781 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 783 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 784 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 786 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 790 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 791 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 792 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 796 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 799 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 800 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 801 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 805 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 806 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 810 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 811 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 812 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 813 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 814 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 816 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 818 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 819 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 820 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 822 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 824 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 826 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 828 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 829 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 831 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 832 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 833 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 834 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 835 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 836 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 838 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 839 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 840 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 841 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 842 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 843 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 844 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SJ 407 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SR 160 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SR 165 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)
HJ 655 - Out of block, Passed by for day
HJ 657 - Out of block, Passed by for day
HJ 782 - Out of block, Passed by for day
HJ 830 - Out of block, Passed by for day
SR 166 - Out of block, Passed by for day
On motion of Senator Saslaw, the Senate recessed at 1:35 p.m. to reconvene at 3:15 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 3:15 p.m.
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10223): reading waived (37-Y 3-N)
The House of Delegates has passed with amendments the following Senate bills: SB 845, 873, 1089, 1114, 1264, 1302, 1314, 1367, 1515
The House of Delegates has passed with substitutes the following Senate bills: SB 955, 1184, 1195, 1233, 1244, 1245, 1280, 1292, 1357, 1361, 1495, 1531
The House of Delegates has passed with a substitute with amendment the following Senate bill: SB 1108
The House of Delegates has insisted on its amendments and has requested committees of conference on the following Senate bills: SB 825, 1052, 1255, 1453
The House of Delegates has insisted on its substitutes and has requested committees of conference on the following Senate bills: SB 1265, 1370, 1464
The House of Delegates has insisted on its substitute with amendment and has requested a committee of conference on the following Senate bill: SB 1300
The House of Delegates has rejected the substitutes proposed by the Senate to the following House bills: HB 1770, 2330, 2333, 2348
The House of Delegates has rejected the substitute with amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House bill: HB 2302
The House of Delegates has acceded to the request of the Senate for committees of conference on the following House bills: HB 1623, 1630, 1775, 1887, 1949, 2220, 2222, 2275, 2317, 2370, 2411
The House of Delegates has agreed to with amendment the following Senate joint resolution: SJ 336
SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR NO. 1
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - HOUSE
HB 1770 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB 2302 - Senate insisted on substitute with amendments and requested committee of conference (39-Y 0-N)
HB 2330 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (38-Y 0-N)
HB 2333 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (39-Y 0-N)
HB 2348 - Senate insisted on substitute and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1623 - Conferees appointed: Senators Petersen, Suetterlein, and Marsden
HB 1630 - Conferees appointed: Senators Lucas, Deeds, and Vogel
HB 1775 - Conferees appointed: Senators DeSteph, Marsden, and Deeds
HB 1887 - Conferees appointed: Senators Hashmi, Suetterlein, and McClellan
HB 1949 - Conferees appointed: Senators Petersen, Lewis, and Stuart
HB 2220 - Conferees appointed: Senators Lewis, Ruff, and Mason
HB 2222 - Conferees appointed: Senators Lucas, Petersen, and Pillion
HB 2275 - Conferees appointed: Senators Spruill, Norment, and Surovell
HB 2317 - Conferees appointed: Senators Spruill, Deeds, and Stanley
HB 2370 - Conferees appointed: Senators Surovell, Petersen, and Stuart
HB 2411 - Conferees appointed: Senators Deeds, Boysko, and Obenshain
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE
SB 845 - House amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
SB 873 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 955 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1089 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1108 - House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1114 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (26-Y 14-N), Reconsideration of House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1184 - House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
SB 1195 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N), Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), House substitute agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N 2-A)
SB 1233 - House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
SB 1244 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
SB 1245 - House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
SB 1264 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1280 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1292 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1302 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (34-Y 6-N)
SB 1314 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1357 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1361 - House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 38-N)
SB 1367 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 1495 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
SB 1515 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
SB 1531 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SJ 336 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (voice vote)
SB 825 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Bell, Hashmi, and Pillion
SB 1052 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators McPike, Hashmi, and Hanger
SB 1255 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Dunnavant, McPike, and Boysko
SB 1265 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Saslaw, Spruill, and Norment
SB 1300 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Deeds, Hashmi, and Hanger
SB 1370 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Surovell, Mason, and Vogel
SB 1453 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators McPike, Petersen, and Suetterlein
SB 1464 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (40-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Saslaw, Lewis, and Vogel
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN30223): reading waived (36-Y 4-N)
The House of Delegates has insisted on its amendments and has requested committees of conference on the following Senate bills: SB 1043, 1482
The House of Delegates has insisted on its substitutes and has requested committees of conference on the following Senate bills: SB 820, 1166, 1217
The House of Delegates has rejected the amendment proposed by the Senate to the following House bill: HB 1757
The House of Delegates has acceded to the request of the Senate for committees of conference on the following House bills: HB 1524, 1617, 1628, 1840, 1841, 1976, 2046, 2169, 2208, 2272, 2345, 2386, 2398, 2463
CONFEREES APPOINTED
HB 1524 - Senators Deeds, Lucas, and McDougle
HB 1617 - Senators McPike, Locke, and Reeves
HB 1628 - Senators Favola, Hashmi, and Obenshain
HB 1840 - Senators Lucas, Locke, and Cosgrove
HB 1841 - Senators Barker, Norment, and Deeds
HB 1976 - Senators Deeds, McClellan, and Stuart
HB 2046 - Senators Locke, McPike, and Pillion
HB 2169 - Senators Morrissey, Surovell, and Reeves
HB 2208 - Senators Edwards, Surovell, and McDougle
HB 2272 - Senators Lucas, Locke, and Suetterlein
HB 2345 - Senators Boysko, McPike, and Dunnavant
HB 2386 - Senators Saslaw, Lewis, and Vogel
HB 2398 - Senators Petersen, Surovell, and Stanley
HB 2463 - Senators Saslaw, Surovell, and Norment
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE
SB 820 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (39-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Favola, Locke, and Pillion
SB 1043 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (39-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators McPike, Locke, and Pillion
SB 1166 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (39-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Surovell, Spruill, and Norment
SB 1217 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (39-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Mason, Lucas, and Newman
SB 1482 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (39-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Saslaw, Surovell, and Norment
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN40223): reading waived (36-Y 3-N)
The House of Delegates has insisted on its amendment and has requested a committee of conference on the following Senate bill: SB 845
The House of Delegates has insisted on its substitutes and has requested committees of conference on the following Senate bills: SB 1184, 1233, 1245, 1361
The House of Delegates has acceded to the request of the Senate for committees of conference on the following House bills: HB 1770, 2302, 2330, 2333, 2348
CONFEREES APPOINTED
HB 1770 - Senators Saslaw, Spruill, and Norment
HB 2302 - Senators Newman, McPike, and Surovell
HB 2330 - Senators Surovell, Morrissey, and Stanley
HB 2333 - Senators Surovell, Mason, and Newman
HB 2348 - Senators Boysko, McClellan, and Stanley
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE
SB 845 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (38-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Petersen, Deeds, and Obenshain
SB 1184 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (38-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Reeves, Deeds, and Surovell
SB 1233 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (37-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Obenshain, Surovell, and Boysko
SB 1245 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (37-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Obenshain, Morrissey, and Boysko
SB 1361 - Senate acceded to request for committee of conference (38-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Morrissey, Favola, and Norment
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN50223): reading waived (33-Y 5-N)
The House of Delegates has rejected the substitute with amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House bill: HB 2129
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN60223): reading waived (33-Y 5-N)
The House of Delegates has acceded to the request of the Senate for committees of conference on the following House bills: HB 1757, 2129
SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR NO. 2
HB 1757 - Senate insisted on amendment and requested committee of conference (38-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Petersen, Deeds, and Obenshain
HB 2129 - Senate insisted on substitute with amendments and requested committee of conference (37-Y 0-N), Conferees appointed: Senators Surovell, Morrissey, and Norment
On motion of Senator Lucas, the Senate adjourned with our condolences and prayers for Delegate Michael Mullin and his family at 7:21 p.m. to convene Friday, February 24, 2023 at 11:30 a.m.
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN70223)
The House of Delegates has agreed to the reports of the committees of conference on the following House bills: HB 2178, 2373, 2445