03/05/2008 Senate Proceedings

Minutes

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

Prayer offered by The Reverend Keith Jones, New Beech Grove Baptist Church, Newport News, Virginia

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

Motion of Senator Blevins dispensed with reading of Journal (40-Y 0-N)

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10304): reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
Senate bills with House amendments passed: SB 132, 584
Senate bills with House substitutes passed: SB 54, 145, 199, 206, 216, 246, 301, 314, 652, 683, 710, 714
House insisted on its substitute and requested committee of conference: SB 770
Senate bill with conference report concurred in: SB 668
House bill with Senate substitute rejected: HB 34
House acceded to Senate request for committees of conference: HB 662, 731, 879, 949, 1181
Senate bills passed: SB 56, 92, 119, 130, 133, 198, 235, 236, 237, 242, 358, 362, 405, 580, 593, 606, 616, 635, 681, 696, 704, 706, 726, 734, 741, 750, 791
House bill with Senate amendment concurred in: HB 546
House bill with Senate substitute concurred in: HB 1487
Senate joint resolutions agreed to: SJR 160, 182

Senate bills with House amendments and substitutes placed on Calendar: see March 6 Senate Calendar

Rules suspended, privilege of the floor given to distinguished guest (38-Y 0-N)

On motion of Senator Saslaw, the Senate recessed at 12:15 p.m. to reconvene at 1:15 p.m.

The Senate reconvened at 1:15 p.m.

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 611 (Election of Court of Appeals of Virginia Judges, a member of the State Corporation Commission and a member of the Workers’ Compensation Commission)

CALENDAR

BILLS IN CONFERENCE
HB 190 - conference report agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
HB 412 - conference report agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 271 - conference report agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 283 - conference report agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 506 - conference report agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 735 - conference report agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 754 - conference report agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - HOUSE
HB 931 - Senate insisted on its amendment(s) and requested committee of conference (38-Y 1-N)
HB 1547 - Senate insisted on its substitute and requested committee of conference (40-Y 0-N)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE
SB 116 - House amendment(s) agreed to (35-Y 4-N)
SB 135 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 244 - House amendment(s) agreed to (37-Y 3-N)
SB 290 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 297 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 442 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 472 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 493 - House amendment(s) agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 511 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 559 - House amendment(s) agreed to (37-Y 3-N)
SB 562 - House amendment(s) rejected (4-Y 36-N)
SB 566 - House amendment(s) agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 600 - House amendment(s) agreed to (38-Y 0-N)
SB 610 - House amendment(s) agreed to (39-Y 1-N)
SB 662 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 673 - House amendment(s) agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 707 - House substitute agreed to (39-Y 0-N)
SB 795 - House substitute rejected (0-Y 40-N)
SB 770 - Senate acceded to House request for committee of conference (37-Y 2-N)

SENATE BILLS VETOED BY GOVERNOR
SB 436 - motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (25-Y 15-N, 2/3 of members present required)
SB 476A - motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (22-Y 18-N, 2/3 of members present required)

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
Read third time
HB 526 - passed (39-Y 0-N), passage reconsidered (39-Y 0-N), passed (40-Y 0-N)
HB 12S - passed by for the day

REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
Read third time
HB 633 - passed (37-Y 2-N)
HB 1171A - passed by for the day
HB 1254A - passed by for the day

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION ON SECOND READING
SJR 225 - read second time, passed by for the day

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE RESOLUTION ON SECOND READING
SR 9 - read second time, engrossed

SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR NO. 1

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - HOUSE
HB 34S - Senate insisted on its substitute and requested committee of conference (39-Y 0-N)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE
SB 54 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 132 - House amendment(s) agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 145 - House substitute agreed to (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
SB 199 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 206 - House substitute agreed to (39-Y 0-N)
SB 216 - House substitute agreed to (39-Y 0-N)
SB 246 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 301 - House substitute agreed to (27-Y 12-N)
SB 314 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 584 - House amendment(s) agreed to (39-Y 0-N)
SB 652 - House substitute rejected (7-Y 33-N)
SB 683 - passed by for the day
SB 710 - House substitute agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
SB 714 - House substitute agreed to (39-Y 1-N)

SR 11 - offered by Senator Marsh

HJR 611 - passed by for the day

Joint Order pursuant to HJR 31, suspended (voice vote)

CONFEREES APPOINTED
SB 770 - Senators Norment, Stolle and Whipple
HB 662 - Senators Quayle, Whipple and Reynolds
HB 731 - Senators Herring, Petersen and Vogel
HB 879 - Senators Herring, Locke and Stuart
HB 949 - Senators Petersen, Deeds and Cuccinelli
HB 1181 - Senators Reynolds, Deeds and Hurt

On motion of Senator Colgan, the Senate adjourned