Concealed handgun permits; sharing of information. (SB1023)

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Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE BILLS IN THE BLOCK PASS, THAT IS, ALL BILLS EXCEPT FOR SENATE BILL 919, SENATE BILL 1172, AND SENATE BILL 1260. ALL IN FAVOR IN PASSAGE OF THE BILLS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 40, NOS 0. AYES 40, NOS 0. THE BILLS IN THE BLOCK PASS. REGULAR CALENDAR, SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING. SENATE BILL 1128, RELATING TO TO -- MR. PRESIDENT, IS SENATE BILL 1128 GO BYE FOR THE DAY.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): WITHOUT OBJECTION, SENATE BILL 1128 WILL GO BYE FOR THE DAY.

[Unknown]: SENATE BILL 1349, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE SECRETARY OF COASTAL PROTECTION AND FLOODING ADAPTATION. THE SENATOR FROM ACCOMACK COUNTY, SENATOR LEWIS.

Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac): MR. PRESIDENT, MOVE THE BILL PASS AND SPEAKING TO THE MOTION.

[Unknown]: THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR.

Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac): MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE SENATE, SENATE BILL 1349 RESULTS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SECRETARY FOR COASTAL PROTECTION AND FLOODING ADAPTATION. FOR TWO YEARS NOW, I HAVE SERVED ON THE RECURRENCE FLOODING STUDY COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY THE SENATOR FROM HAMPTON AND DELEGATE STALLY AND FOR TWO YEARS, WE HEARD EXTENSIVE CITY MANAGER FROM MANY DIFFERENT SOURCES ABOUT THE NEED TO CONSOLIDATION AND THE NEED FOR A CABINET LEVEL POSITION TO DEAL WITH THEY HAVE INCREASING PROBLEM AND THREAT TO OUR COAST, NOT ONLY PUBLIC SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE, BUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE KEYS OF THIS BILL ARE CONSOLIDATING INTO A SINGLE OFFICES THE SECRETARY SHALL BE THE LEAD AND IDENTIFY SOURCES OF FUNDING. IT IS NO SECRET THAT HAMPTON ROADS IS THE NUMBER TWO IN POPULATION OUTSIDE OF NEW ORLEANS, THREATENED BY RECURRENT FLOODING AND SEA LEVEL RISE AND THAT'S WHY THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION. IT IS A MAJOR STEP FORWARD FOR US AND IT IS VITAL TO ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM AND ALSO I MIGHT ADD KEY TO ACCESSING FEDERAL DOLLARS GOING FORWARD. SO WITH THAT, MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE -- RENEW MY MOTION THAT THE BILL PASS.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM CHESAPEAKE, SENATOR COSGROVE.

Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. WOULD THE GENTLEMEN FROM ACCOMACK ANSWER A QUESTION.

[Unknown]: WOULD THE SENATOR YIELD FOR A QUESTION?

Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake): COUNTY SENATOR PLEASE TELL ME I DO. WHY WE HAVE TO ADD ANOTHER LAYER OF GOVERNMENT WHEN WE ARE STRUGGLING TO FUND TEACHERS,

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[Unknown]: THE LOCALITIES AND SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS. SO I TELL THE GENTLEMAN, DATA HAS ALL BEEN STRIGGEN AND THIS DEALS SOLELY WITH TRANSPARENCY AT THE STATE LEVEL, MR. SPEAKER. I THANK THE GENTLEMAN.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE QUESTION IS ON ADOPTION OF THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA BEACH. AS MANY AS FAVOR ADOPTION OF THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE WILL SAY AYE, THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE IS AGREED TO. SHALL THE BILL PASS? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 94, NOS, ZERO. AYES 94, NOS, ZERO, THE BILL IS PASSED. TURNING TO PAGE 18, CONTINUING SENATE BILLS, THIRD READING, REGULAR, SENATE BILL 800 IS A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATING TO DIRECT PRIMARY CARE AGREEMENTS, REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND LABOR WITH A SUBSTITUTE.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): GENTLEMAN FROM AUGUSTA, MR. LANDIS.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, FIRST I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE COMMERCE AND LABOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 800.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE QUESTION IS ON ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE. AS MANY AS FAVOR THAT MOTION WILL SAY AYE, THOSE OPPOSED, NO. THE SUBSTITUTE IS AGREED TO. THE GENTLEMAN FROM AUGUSTA. THANK YOU MR. SPEAKER. MR. SPEAKER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE, WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE SUBSTITUTE, SEN GRAT BILL 800 IS EXACTLY THE SAME OR A KOG -- COGNATE, AS THE GENTLEMAN FROM POWHATAN WOULD SAY, TO -- THIS DIRECTS THE -- CREATES THE DIRECT PRIMARY CARE STATUTE. I MOVE THE BILL PASS.

[Unknown]: SHALL THE BILL PASS?

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 65, NOS 31. AYES 65, NOS 31, THE BILL IS PASSED. SENATE BILL 904, A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT A SECTION OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATING TO COMMISSIONERS AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE VIRGINIA WORKERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION, CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON, CARRYING A WEAPON IN A COURTHOUSE. REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MILITIA, POLICE, AND PUBLIC SAFETY WITH A SUBSTITUTE.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): GENTLEMAN FROM SHENANDOAH, MR. GILBERT.

Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock): I MOVE THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE QUESTION IS ON ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE. AS MANY AS FAVOR THAT MOTION WILL SAY AYE, THOSE OPPOSED, NO.

Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock): THE SUBSTITUTE IS AGREED TO. THE GENTLEMAN FROM SHENANDOAH.

[Unknown]: MR. SPEAKER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS BILL INITIALLY DID TWO THINGS. IT ALLOWED COMMISSIONERS AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE WORKER'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION TO CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON WITHOUT A PERMIT, AND IT ALSO ALLOWED THEM TO CARRY LAWFULLY INTO A COURTHOUSE. ACCORD TO THE PATRON OF THE BILL THE PLACES WHERE THEY WORK ARE CONSIDERED COURTHOUSES OR THEY WORK IN COURTHOUSES, I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY HOW THAT WAS EXPLAINED. THAT WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM. WHAT WE DID WAS REMOVE THE PROVISION, ALLOWING THEM TO CARRY WITHOUT A PERMIT SO THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET A PERMIT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE BUT THIS SIMPLY ALLOWS SUCH COMMISSIONERS TO CARRY INTO A COURTHOUSE LAWFULLY AS DO JUDGES AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT PEOPLE CURRENTLY, PROSECUTORS AND THE LIKE. I MOVE THE BILL PASS, MR. SPEAKER. THANK YOU.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN FROM FAIRFAX, MR. SIMON.

Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church): MR. SPEAKER, SPEAKING TO THE BILL?

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN HAS THE FLOOR.

Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church): MR. SPEAKER, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE, WE HAVE IS A BUNCH OF THESE BILLS TODAY. WE'VE HAD A BUNCH ALL SESSION ALONG. I THINK THE FIRST TIME I GOT UP IN THIS SESSION I MADE THE POINT WHAT I THINK IS A THEME HERE ON YOU ALL'S SIDE OF THE AISLE. LET ME GIVE YOU A LIST OF PLACES. COURTHOUSES, KINDER GARDENS, EMERGENCY SHELTERS, FOSTER HOMES. WHAT DO ALL THESE PLACES HAVE IN COMMON? THESE ARE ALL PLACES WE ARE SEEKING TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR CERTAIN CLASSES OF PEOPLE TO CARRY GUNS AND BRING THEM WITH THEM, TALKING ABOUT 18-YEAR-OLD, NONVIOLENT FELON, GAME WARDENS, DEPUTY COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEYS, NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WORKER'S COMPENSATION COMMISSIONERS, AND DEPUTY WORKER'S COMPENSATION COMMISSIONERS. CARRYING GUNS INTO COURTHOUSES. THE THEME HERE IS THAT I GUESS THERE'S A BELIEF THAT GUNS EVERYWHERE, ALL THE TIME, HELD BY EVERYBODY, IS THE WAY WE ARE GOING TO SOLVE OUR GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEM. THOAF OF US ON -- THOSE OF US ON THIS SIDE OF THE AISLE DON'T THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT APPROACH. THIS BILL CONTINUES THAT APPROACH AND IS GOING TO MAKE THE COMMISSIONERS THEMSELVES, THE PEOPLE THEY SEE, THE PEOPLE IN THOSE COURTHOUSES LESS SAFE TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE CARRYING GUNS IN THE COURTHOUSES. I HOPE IT BE THE PLEASURE OF THIS BODY ON THIS BILL AND THE NUMBER WE ARE GOING TO SEE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE DAY TO VOTE FOR ON THE BILL.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN FROM FAUQUIER, MR. WEBBER.

[Unknown]: MR. SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY IT IS STILL ILLEGAL TO CARRY GUNS IN SCHOOLS. SHALL THE BILL PASS?

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 61, NOS 36. AYES 61, NOS 36, THE BILL IS PASSED. SENATE BILL 916, A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, REPEAL ONE OTHER, RELATING TO THE VIRGINIA REGISTRATION ACT, GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS, REPORT IF THE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL LAWS.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN FROM MIDDLE SECTION, MR. HODGES.

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