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02/18/2008 Senate Minutes

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

Prayer offered by The Reverend Dr. A. Lincoln James, Trinity Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

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

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN20215): reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
House joint resolutions agreed to: HJR 365, 366, 367, 369, 370, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394
House bill with Senate amendment concurred in: HB 171
Senate joint resolutions agreed to: SJR 53, 148, 150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162, 163, 164

House joint resolutions Laid on Clerk's Desk

BILLS REPORTED
From Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources: HB 114, 115, 555, 655A, 673, 837A, 870, 1115, 1116, 1121, 1150, 1331, 1372, 1443, 1482
From Courts of Justice: HB 105, 151A, 264, 403, 410, 521, 557, 584, 586, 597, 616, 644, 682S, 713, 715S, 717, 830, 882, 902, 931A rereferred to Finance, 956, 972, 978, 1037, 1042, 1133, 1205S, 1294, 1576
From Finance: SB 29A, 30A

SJR 204 - offered by Senator Wampler
SJR 205 - offered by Senator Hurt
SJR 206 - offered by Senator Hurt
SJR 207 - offered by Senator Smith

Joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 152: see February 19 Senate Calendar

CALENDAR

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
Read third time
HB 21 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 80 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 192 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 193 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 218S - committee substitute agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 221A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 234 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 241 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 246 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 248 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 282S - committee substitute agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 383 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 479 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 501A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 506 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 513 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 517 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 518 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 529 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 578 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 603 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 604 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 753 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 770A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 771 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 776 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 806A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 809 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 823 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 842 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 844 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 867 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 873A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 917 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 941A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 945 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 951A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 989 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1025 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1066 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1147 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1213A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1220 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1265 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1299 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1354 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1431 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1438 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1445 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1471A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1575 - passed block vote (40-Y 0-N)
HB 1382A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, out of block, passed (38-Y 2-N)
HB 1420 - out of block, passed by for the day

REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
Read third time
HB 412A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed, passed (39-Y 1-N)
HB 820S - committee substitute agreed to, engrossed, passed (35-Y 5-N)
HB 933S - committee substitute agreed to, passed by for the day

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB 87 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 138 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 149A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 254 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 326 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 337 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 372 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 453A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 454 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 478 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 492 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 503 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 548 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 627A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 649S - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 651 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 660 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 694 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 756 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 811 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 825 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 850A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 875A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 890 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 946A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1012A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1117 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1132 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1141 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1143 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1152 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1198 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1239 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1379 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1399 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1429 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1464 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1502 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1507 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1530A - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1555 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day

REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB 52 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 889 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 908 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 922 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1345 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day
HB 1406 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N), passed by for day

On motion of Senator Colgan, the Senate adjourned

Explanation

These are the official minutes of the Senate, as recorded by the clerk, for 02/18/2008, presented verbatim. They’re pretty dry, but they are the best way to see what the Senate 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.

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