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02/04/2008 House Minutes
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Called to order at 12 m. by William J. Howell, Speaker
Mace placed on Speaker's table by Sergeant at Arms
Prayer offered by The Reverend Dr. Robert E. Cooper, Pastor, Francis Asbury United Methodist Church, Virginia Beach
Delegate Griffith led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
Attendance roll call - Quorum present
Journal for Friday, February 1, 2008, approved by the Speaker
Senate communication received
Senate bills passed: SBs 137, 206, 208, 221, 367, 368, 403, 466, 500, 504, 522, 562, 624, 673, 682, 686, 695, 774, 785
Committee reports
From Courts of Justice: HBs 13A (referred), 34S (referred), 113S (referred), 159S (referred), 221S, 223S (referred), 264S, 334S (referred), 408 (referred), 429S (referred), 461A (referred), 501S, 536 (referred), 574S (referred), 586 (referred), 590 (referred), 644S, 656S (referred), 713, 715A, 716, 729, 753S, 766S, 830A, 891S, 902S, 903A (referred), 917S, 931 (referred), 932S (referred), 941, 949A, 964 (referred), 965 (referred), 995 (referred), 1044, 1106S, 1126A (referred), 1147S, 1178S, 1182 (referred), 1187S (referred), 1241A, 1264A, 1302A, 1328S (referred), 1362S (referred), 1363S (referred), 1382, 1384A, 1395S (referred), 1426A, 1442S (referred), 1489, 1530A, 1542A
From Education: HBs 395, 524, 1005S, 1135S, 1242S
From Finance: SB 582; HBs 57S, 124 (referred), 125S (referred), 139S, 238S, 314, 662A, 680S, 698S, 849S, 1229S, 1309, 1318S, 1388S, 1453A, 1479A, 1503S, 1514A (referred)
HR 10, amending Rule 18 of the Rules of the House of Delegates, relating to the ability to report without recommendation by the Committee on Rules, taken up and rejected (Y-42 N-56)
Resolutions presented and laid on Speaker's table pursuant to House Rule 39(a)
CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS READ THIRD TIME
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HB 116 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 207A - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 228S - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 326S - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 392A - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 528S - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 673S - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 820S - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 824A - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 886A - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1013 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1115A - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1175A - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1313 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1448A - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1552 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0)
HOUSE BILLS READ THIRD TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
HB 1521A - Passed (Y-97 N-0)
HB 14S - Passed (Y-73 N-26)
HB 546S - Passed (Y-98 N-0)
HB 1311S - Passed (Y-99 N-0)
HB 1425 - Passed (Y-92 N-7)
HB 623 - Passed (Y-88 N-11)
HOUSE BILLS READ SECOND TIME
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HB 1459 - Engrossed
HB 1331A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 138A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 372 - Engrossed
HB 492S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 506S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 756 - Engrossed, Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 811S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 890 - Engrossed
HB 922 - Engrossed, Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 1003 - Engrossed
HB 1012S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1014S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 1100S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1141S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1143A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1323S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1406A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HOUSE BILLS READ SECOND TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
HB 783A - Committee Amendment agreed to, Refused to engross
HB 1183S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 133S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 251A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 254 - Engrossed
HB 337 - Engrossed
HB 361A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 502A - Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 544S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed (Y-52 N-42)
HB 1557S - Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed by for the day
HB 1014S - Passed by for the day
HOUSE BILLS READ FIRST TIME
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HB 7
HB 177A
HB 359S
HB 394
HB 397A
HB 456S
HB 651
HB 679S
HB 769S
HB 789A
HB 800S
HB 845A
HB 982S
HB 983
HB 1061S
HB 1086
HB 1099S
HB 1127
HB 1172
HB 1176S
HB 1177S
HB 1196S
HB 1446
HB 1449S
HB 1477
HB 1487S
HB 1508S
HB 1575A
HOUSE BILLS READ FIRST TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
HB 33
HB 663
HB 721S
HB 1084A
HB 1107
HB 1476S
HB 1512
Motion by Delegate Griffith to adjourn agreed to
House
Explanation
These are the official minutes of the House, as recorded by the clerk, for 02/04/2008, presented verbatim. They’re pretty dry, but they are the best way to see what the House did on a given day.
Thankfully, there’s video. The video is the official video recording of the chamber for the same date. It’s is in the public domain, and may be freely copied, edited, or incorporated into other works.
