01/21/2008 Senate Minutes

Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor William T. Bolling

Prayer offered by The Reverend Dr. Kim W. Brown, Mount Lebanon Baptist Church, Chesapeake, Virginia

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

Motion of Senator McEachin dispensed with reading of Journal (39-Y 0-N)

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10118): reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
House bills passed: HB 85, 478, 479, 604, 725, 806, 823, 861
House joint resolutions agreed to: HJR 1, 24, 25, 26, 27, 76, 130, 131, 132, 135, 184, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 216, 217, 218, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236

House bills referred and joint resolutions Laid on Clerk's Desk: see January 22 Senate Calendar

BILLS REPORTED
From Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources: SB 321S, 378S, 511A rereferred to Finance, 513, 586S, 617A, 663S, 689S, 690, 708A
From Courts of Justice: SB 19S rereferred to Finance, 39A, 76S, 118S, 180A, 605, 610 rereferred to Finance

SJR 132 - offered by Senator Stuart

Joint resolution laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 152: see January 22 Senate Calendar

CALENDAR

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
Read third time
SB 7 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 53A - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 62A - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 192 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 195 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 230 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 240A - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 460 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 509 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 561A - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 582 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 614 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 215 - out of block, passed by for the day
SB 375 - out of block, passed (40-Y 0-N)
SB 508A - out of block, passed (40-Y 0-N)

REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
Read third time
SB 237 - passed (39-Y 1-N)
SB 282A - passed (39-Y 1-N)

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
Read second time
SB 46S - committee substitute agreed to, engrossed
SB 74 - engrossed
SB 94 - engrossed
SB 153 - engrossed
SB 173 - engrossed
SB 197 - engrossed
SB 199 - engrossed
SB 201 - engrossed
SB 218 - engrossed
SB 219 - engrossed
SB 222 - engrossed
SB 225 - engrossed
SB 229A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed
SB 235 - engrossed
SB 236 - engrossed
SB 252 - engrossed
SB 302 - engrossed
SB 319 - engrossed
SB 362 - engrossed
SB 389 - engrossed
SB 427A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed
SB 478 - engrossed
SB 494 - engrossed
SB 514 - engrossed
SB 520A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed
SB 533A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed
SB 569 - engrossed
SB 574 - engrossed
SB 579 - engrossed
SB 616 - engrossed

REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
Read second time
SB 51 - passed by for the day
SB 369S - committee substitute agreed to, engrossed

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 160 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day
SB 189 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day
SB 191 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day
SB 198A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day
SB 200S - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day
SB 499 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day
SB 570A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day
SB 660 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day
SB 669 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day

REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 233A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day
SB 649 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N), passed by for day

On motion of Senator Colgan, the Senate