02/16/2015 Senate Proceedings
Minutes
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Ralph S. Northam
Prayer offered by The Reverend Travis Witt, Evington, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Stuart dispensed with reading of Journal (32-Y
4-N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10213): reading waived (34?Y 4?N)
The House of Delegates has passed with amendments the following
Senate bills: SB 701, 918, 933, 1037, 1081, 1094, 1187, 1319
The House of Delegates has passed with substitutes the following
Senate bills: SB 675, 676, 724, 892, 916, 941, 999, 1042, 1074, 1162, 1188,
1290, 1308, 1403, 1404
The House of Delegates has passed with a substitute with amendment
the following Senate bill: SB 1231
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint
resolutions: HJ 750, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765,
766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 772, 774, 775, 778, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786,
787, 788, 790, 791, 792, 793, 794, 796, 798, 799, 800, 801, 802
The House of Delegates has passed the following Senate bills: SB
678, 685, 782, 811, 858, 862, 869, 874, 900, 904, 923, 955, 963, 966, 972,
1024, 1031, 1043, 1079, 1115, 1119, 1127, 1142, 1157, 1173, 1205, 1219, 1232,
1235, 1263, 1284, 1306, 1320, 1335, 1336, 1359, 1360, 1366, 1376, 1413
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following Senate joint
resolutions: SJ 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 303, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316,
318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 330
Senate bills with House amendments, substitutes, and substitute
with amendment placed on Calendar
House joint resolutions laid on Clerks Desk: see February 17
Senate Calendar
BILLS REPORTED
From Courts of Justice: HB 1329A rereferred to Finance, 1353A,
1366A, 1427 rereferred to Finance, 1445A, 1476, 1493 rereferred to Finance,
1499, 1500S, 1506A, 1533 rereferred to Finance. 1578, 1601, 1639, 1666
rereferred to Finance, 1693, 1694, 1702 rereferred to Finance, 1767S, 1775,
1807S, 1808, 1927S, 1928A, 1964S, 1984S, 2029 rereferred to Finance, 2036S,
2040 rereferred to Finance, 2043A, 2049, 2061 rereferred to Finance, 2094,
2329S, 2385 rereferred to Finance
From Rules: HJ 512, 518, 538, 539, 550, 554, 556, 564, 568, 579,
605, 634, 679, 681, 696, 704, 705, 713, 714, 715, 725, 729, 733, 734, 735, 736,
737, 739, 745, 747
BILLS REREFERRED
From Courts of Justice: HB 1794 rereferred to General Laws and Technology,
1905 rereferred to General Laws and Technology, 2080 rereferred to General Laws
and Technology
Leaves of absence granted: Senators Lucas and Puller
SB 1464 - offered by Senator Lewis (request of Governor)
SR 100 - offered by Senator McDougle
Bill presented, ordered printed and referred under Senate Rules
11(b), (26)g and HJR 523: see February 17 Senate Calendar
On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 12:40 p.m. to
reconvene at 12:55 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 12:55 p.m.
CALENDAR
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE
SB 763 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
SB 775 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB 790 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB 854 - House amendments agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
SB 859 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB 989 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
SB1099 - House amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 1-N 1-A)
SB1165 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 1-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
HB1307 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1331 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1334 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1335 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1341 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice
vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1342 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1344 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1350 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1355 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1367 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1374 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1379 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1392 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1398 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1401 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1408 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1413 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice
vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1423 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1435 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1457 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1458 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice
vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1484 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice
vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1490 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1531 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice
vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1544 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1545 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1549 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1551 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice
vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1558 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1564 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1587 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1594 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice
vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1602 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1603 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1607 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1609 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1610 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1635 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1649 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1657 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1679 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1707 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1748 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1776 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice
vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1791 - Read third time, Martin floor amendment agreed to (voice vote),
Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1803 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1804 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1822 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1824 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1868 - Read third time, Petersen floor amendment agreed to (voice
vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1882 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1908 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1921 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1935 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1952 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1956 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1959 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice
vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1963 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1966 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1980 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1983 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice
vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB2016 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB2063 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB2068 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB2072 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB2090 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice
vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB2118 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB2172 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB2184 - Read third time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice
vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB2192 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB2229 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB2235 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB2279 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB2290 - Read third time, Passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)
HB1308 - Out of block, Passed by for day
HB1319 - Out of block, Read third time, Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
HB1955 - Out of block, Read third time, Passed Senate (34-Y 4-N),
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (32-Y
6-N)
HB2177 - Out of block, Passed by for day
HB1470 - Out of block, Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
HB1336 - Read third time, Passed Senate (31-Y 7-N)
HB1351 - Read third time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice
vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (31-Y 4-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed
to by Senate (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (33-Y 4-N)
HB1397 - Read third time, Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N), Reconsideration
of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
HB1418 - Motion to recommit to Courts of Justice agreed to (voice
vote)
HB1443 - Read third time, Passed Senate (36-Y 1-N 1-A),
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (36-Y 1-N), Passed Senate (37-Y
1-N)
HB1510 - Read third time, Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
HB1611 - Read third time, Passed Senate (34-Y 4-N)
HB1626 - Passed by for day
HB1875 - Read third time, Passed Senate (35-Y 3-N)
HB1978 - Read third time, Passed Senate (34-Y 4-N)
HB2114 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice
vote), Engrossed, Passed Senate (20-Y 17-N 1-A)
HB2298 - Read third time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote),
Engrossed, Passed Senate (36-Y 2-N)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB1277 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1324 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1364 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1439 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1516 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1535 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1536 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1634 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1796 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1817 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1827 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1829 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1847 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1958 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1961 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB2052 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB2083 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB2119 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB2141 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING
HB1482 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1488 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1507 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1565 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
HB1859 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block
vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SJ offered by Senator McEachin (unanimous consent to introduce by
voice vote)
SJ offered by Senator Stanley
Joint resolution presented, ordered printed and referred/joint
resolution laid on Clerks Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 523:
see February 17 Senate Calendar
On motion of Senator Stosch the Senate adjourned in Memory of
Mathias W. Giordano at 2:10 p.m. to convene Tuesday, February 17,
2015 at 12 m. Pursuant to Rule 21(d)ii, the Clerk was ordered to receive
committee reports.
BILLS REPORTED
From Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources: SB 1464
From Education and Health: HB 2306 rereferred to Finance
Transcript
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Please stand by. This event will begin shortly.
The Senate will come to order. The senators will please take their seats. Those persons not entitled to the privileges of the floor will kindly retire to the gallery. The senators and all in attendance will please stand and be led in prayer by the Reverend travis witt, evington Reverend witt, thank you. A.
Let us pray together. All mighty God in heaven and comforter on earth, on this president's day, February 16th, 2015, in the year of our lord christ, May each Senator of the commonwealth of Virginia remember the words of our third president thomas jeffer son who said God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed the conviction that these liberties are the gift of God. I tremble when I reflect God is just, his justice May not sleep forever. May we also acknowledge Black history month started in 1926 by virginian carter woodson to preserve the stories of Black soldiers and heros, to acknowledge the birthdays of two famous americans, abraham lincoln and Frederick douglas. May every one in the chamber practice the words of Frederick douglas. I have one political idea, it is old but is generally tramp himmed on and disregarded. The best expression I have found is in the bible, it is in substance righteousness exalt a nation but sin is many righteous to people. I feel it is my duty to all to do all in my power to infuse this idea in the public mind that it May be practiced, end quote. And finally, May the senators find gratitude in the words of another president from Virginia, James madison, who said no people ought to feel greater obligations to celebrate the goodness of the great dispose your of events and the destiny of nations than the people of the united states and to the same design author of every good and perfect gift, we are indebted for all those privileges and advantages, religious as well as civil which are so richly enjoyed in this favored land. In the mighty name of the redeemer of mankind, jesus christ, amen.
Amen.
The clerk will call the roll, all those present will please vote aye. The clerk will close the roll.
You have a quorum, mr. President. Senate journal for Friday, February 13, 2015.
The Senator from stafford, Senator Stuart, moves the reading of the journal be waived. All in favor of waiving the reading of the journal please vote 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.
Ayes 32, nos 4.
Ayes 32, nos 4, the reading of the journal is waived. The clerk will report any communications from the House of delegates. The Senator from James city county, Senator Norment.
Thank you, mr. President, I would respectfully move we waive the reading of any communications received from the House of deligates.
The question is shall the reading of communications be waived. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 34, nos 4.
Ayes 34, nos 4, the reading of the communication is waived. The clerk will report any communications from the governor.
We do not have any, sir.
Thank you, madam clerk.
The time has come to recognize visitors and welcome them to the gallery and take up other matters of the morning hour. The Senator from russell, Senator Chafin.
Thank you, mr. President. Visiting us in the gallery today are mrs. Cassie Watkins, the wife of my seat mate and a number of the Watkins family member, son wife, his wife amy with their children way at and tessie and laura, wife of his son robert and their children Chase and liza. Wyat, tessie, Chase and liza, johnny says he is really glad you are here watching him.
Would members of the Watkins family please rise? Thank you for joining us today and thank you so much for allowing your wonderful family member to be a member of the Senate and we all have a tremendous respect for him and we are all very sorry he's moving into retirement but we certainly wish him well. I would also say I always enjoy receiving your holiday card and seeing all the members of the Watkins family and the new edition. It a wonderful family you have, thank you for being with us today. I ask the members of the Senate to please join me in offering the Watkins family the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause]
Senator from Franklin, Senator Stanley.
Good afternoon, mr. President. I rise for purposes of an introduction.
The Senator has the floor.
Thank you, mr. President. Members of the Senate, in the gallery today we have some very special guests which I 'd like to introduce to you. Up in the gallery we have my seat mate, the Senator from hanover, Senator McDougle 's mother sandy McDougle. There are some names and this is why he gave me these so I could pronounce them correctly, I 'll give them a shot. His lovely mother sandy is up in the gallery as well as his sister mitsy and her children erin and zoe, I asked if they had another child named magic, magic marker -- it's Monday, I 'm trying. Of course, they are being escorted around the capitol by their tour guide regan McDougle who also joined us in our committee, I couldn't focus because she was so cute. I would ask you extend them the warm welcome of the Senate.
Thank you, would members of the McDougle family rise. What a wonderful family you have. Thanks for being with us. I want to let you know there are some that are better behaved than others, I 'm glad to have the McDougle family here because I know that corner will be well behaved. I would ask members of the Senate to join me in offering the McDougle family the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] Senator from Hampton, Senator Locke.
Thank you, mr. President. I rise for a request and an introduction.
The Senator has the floor.
Mr. President, I request a leave of absence for my seat mate the Senator Portsmouth who is away from the capital on pressing personal business.
The journal will so reflect Senator Lucas is away from the capitol on pressing personal business. Senator Locke.
Joining us are ladies of the first and finest sorority, alpha kappa alpha incorporated. It's aka day at the capitol. It was founded 107 years ago on January 15th, 1908, on the campus of howard university. For over a century this sisterhood has enriched minds and encouraged life long learning, provided aid for the poor, sick and under served, worked collaboratively with other groups and continually produced leaders to continue it's credo to all man kind. It has grown into a force over 280,000 collegiate members constituting more than 980 chapters in 42 state, the district of columbia, germany, south africa, japan, canada and other areas of the continent of africa. Joining us in the gallery are the mid-atlantic regional director joyce henderson, past directors linda and gilliam, dr. Mary and. Please give them a warm pink and green welcome.
I will. Will you please rise. Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet with us this afternoon. Just a list of the things, the contributions your sorority has made are commendable, we appreciate all the good work you do for the commonwealth. I would ask the members of the Senate to please join me in offering members from alpha kappa alpha sorority the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] the Senator from accomack Senator Lewis.
Mr. President, I 'm sending to the clerk's desk for filing a bill from the governor.
The desk will receive it. Thank you, Senator. The Senator from bath, Senator Deeds.
Mr. President, I would request that the journal reflect that my seat mate is away from her desk on a matter of pressing personal business.
Thank you, Senator. The journal will so reflect the Senator from southeast the Virginia Senator Puller is away from the capitol for pressing personal business.
I rise for purposes of an introduction.
The Senator has the floor.
Thank you, with us in the gallery is jamie, in charge of all probation services who is down joining us to testify on a bill. We were reminiscing how things have changed, when I left 2002 from the department of juvenile court. Today we have about 525 lock up, our detention home population, every bed was filled would be 1240. Today somewhere in the neighborhood of 600 to 650. This is real progress. People like jamie are responsible for this in the good programs they are running and I would ask you give him the warm welcome of the Senate.
Thank you, would miss jamie mckaren rise. Thank you, I appreciate you being hereto. Just as the Senator said, the work you all are doing is just so important and a lot of mental illness across the commonwealth, we are trying to find ways of certainly making access easier for those that need that and, so, I 'm sure some of that involves your work as well. Thanks for all that you do. I would ask the members of the Senate to please join me in offering mr. Jamie mckare into warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] the senior Senator from henrico, Senator Stosch.
Thank you, mr. President. Mr. President, I would call to your attention two groups in the gallery and ask for you to extend a welcome and greeting of the Senate.
Thank you, Senator, you have the floor.
Mr. President, first I would ask you to recognize and to welcome a group who are the grandparents, parents and siblings of lanie, one of our pages and accompanying the group are mr. And mrs. Paul and ann who are parents of lanie, if you would extend a welcome to them.
Would you please rise? Welcome to the gallery and thank you for allowing your grandchild lanie, your daughter, I 'm sorry -- it says grandparents on here. If you all would please rise as well. Welcome and our page program is just a great program as you know, so I was in the process of thanking you for allowing your daughter to be one of our pages and as is the case each year we have a wonderful group of young scholars and they are so instrumental helping us get through the day do the things we need to do. Hard to believe we are almost finished, in two weeks she will be returning home with you but we have certainly appreciated her being with us. I would ask the members of the Senate to please join me in offering the family of all lanie warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] he the senior Senator from henrico, Senator Stosch.
I would also ask you to acknowledge the presence and welcome some young friend of mine, they are ava and hailey walker, he'll mental tear student from carver elementary school, they are visiting the capitol, they are joined by their mother emily, she is the governor's affair president of the cpa.
Will the walker family please rise? Welcome to the gallery this afternoon and, you know, I think it's a good day for you all. I guess you are out of school today for president's day and tomorrow you May be out of school as well if things happen like are predicted, so it's a great time for you to come to the capitol and see how things work and learn a little about the history of Virginia, so best of luck in your academic achievements and I 'm hoping, I 'm keeping my fingers crossed you will be out of school tomorrow as well. I would ask the members of the Senate to please join me in offering the walker family the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] the Senator from southern Fairfax County, Senator Barker.
Mr. President, I rise for purposes of an introduction.
The Senator has the floor.
Mr. President, continuing with the theme of family day at the Senate today, I want to recognize and have you recognize a large group of relatives, they are not my relatives but they are the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other assorted relatives of another member of the body here. I would call on mary and gary, mary and pat, bo and ruth willis, rea and drake, mary, anthony and kennedy, dot, jeff and colleen and a tip pat, deedee Colgan are all here to represent the family of chuck Colgan. I ask you to give them the warm welcome of the Senate.
I will. Will members of Senator Colgan 's family please rise?
And this is not the whole crew. [laughter].
Senator Colgan, you May need to step this way so you can see the number of wonderful family that you have. I tell you, I had a chance to visit with Senator Colgan a couple night ago and talk about family and he talked about his eight children and all the grandchildren and grade grandchildren, what a wonderful family you have and you have so much to be proud of for what Senator Colgan has done and stands for and contributions he's made to the commonwealth of Virginia and just to your family and everybody out there, so I would welcome you here and thanks for everything you've done, thanks for letting us have Senator Colgan over the years to serve the commonwealth. I'd ask the members of the Senate to please join me in offering the Colgan family the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] the junior Senator from loudoun, Senator Wexton.
Thank you, mr. President. I rise for two introductions.
The Senator has the floor.
Thank you, mr. President. Joining us in the gallery today is the Loudoun County chapter of the jack and jill. It's a 77-year-old organization of mothers ages 2 through 19 dedicated to support african-american leaders through philanthropy and civic giving. With the jack and jill is bonita who is a member of the state board of community college. I ask you to offer them the warm welcome of the Senate.
Thank you, Senator. Will members of the jack and jill chapter please rise? Welcome. Just as the junior Senator from loudoun said, thank you for all the contributions you make, especially for our children and our administration is very focused on early childhood development this year and making sure we have access across the commonwealth, prek education, healthy, have immunizations, ready to learn, we appreciate you working on all those endeavors. I ask the members of the Senate to join me in offering members of the jack and jill of Loudoun County the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] the senior Senator from loudoun.
Thank you, mr. President. Also joining us in the gallery is stephanie Edwards and she has the questionable distinction of being one of my longest and dearest friend. Since we graduated from high school many, many years ago, stephanie has lived in japan, the uk, singapore, australia, the virgin island and a couple countries I have forgotten but we have always stayed close and I 'm absolutely delighted she's come to visit me. Just so you know, she flew in from san francisco where it was 70 and sunny. I hope you extend her the warm welcome of the Senate.
I will. Will miss stephanie Edwards please rise? Welcome to Virginia and you've come just in time for maybe a little of the white stuff, as we say. I don't know how long you are staying but you May look forward to getting back to san francisco, what a great city that is, by the way. Thanks for coming and seeing your friend jennifer, she is doing a great job in the Senate. I would ask the Senate to please join me in offering miss stephanie Edwards the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] the Senator from Newport News, Senator Miller.
Thank you, mr. President. I rise for purposes of an introduction.
The Senator has the floor.
Thank you, mr. President, members of the Senate, joining us in the gallery today are the parents of one of our pages reagan Johnson, they are watching their daughter on the Senate floor and she has some of her friend, olivia, alexis and daniel.
Would members of reagan Johnson 's family please rise? Welcome, and I just saw reagan trotting across the floor so hopefully you have been able to see her at work. Again, we've had a great program, a great group of pages and lieutenant commander, thank you for your service to this country, it means a lot to us to have our freedoms, allow us to have a democracy to participate in the ways we do. Thank you and in a couple weeks reagan will be coming back home, hopefully you will see some positive changes in all of our pages, a great program. I would ask the members of the Senate to please join me in offering members of the reagan Johnson family the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] the Senator from Roanoke County, Senator Smith.
Thank you, mr. President, I rise for purposes of an introduction.
The Senator has the floor.
mr. President, I hope you will give a warm welcome to the brad and liz graham family. Liz graham is closely related to two political figures of great note. The first being she is the daughter of the long time mayor of Salem, but more importantly she is the mother of page emmy graham, so if you will welcome brad add and liz, the parents and grace, emmy's sirs is with us today.
Thank you, Senator. Would mr. And mrs. Graham and grace please rise? Welcome, I know you made a little trip from out in the Roanoke area, Salem area, hopefully the weather won't be too adverse for you to move around and get back. Do we have a future page here with you this morning do you think? What do you think? How old are you? All right. Well, you are getting close. Next year maybe or the year after we would really love having you in the page program and joining your family, so I would ask members of the Senate to please join me in offering mr. And mrs. Brad graham and grace the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] the Senator from James city county, Senator Norment.
Thank you, mr. President, I rise for two introductions, sir.
The Senator has the floor.
Thank you, very much. Mr. President, if you would be so kind to extend a very warm welcome from the Senate of Virginia to phil emerson who is known to many of us as the very able executive director of the york town foundation working toward the 2019 commemoration and he is accompanied with payton there in the gallery and peyton is a 7th grader and is also a soccer player extraordinary.
Will you please rise? How are you doing today?
Very well.
You know, Senator Norment and I went to the same college and you have a look about you that you might fit well in vmpletmi, keep that in the back of your mind. As a 7th grader we are recruiting pages for next year, keep us in mind next year. Sir, thanks for all you are doing for the jamestown yorktown foundation, a lot of work, we are getting excited as we get closer to 2019. I would ask the members of the Senate to join me in offering them the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] the Senator from James city county, Senator Norment.
Thank you, mr. President. If you would also extend another very warm welcome from the Senate of Virginia to some friend of mine in the gallery is polly Jones and with her is her friend marcella hangs and her daughters tiana and natalia and polly Jones is a con state youent and mother of our page kebble, I don't know if she is on the floor, she May be on break but some of you while not familiar with the Jones family May be familiar with their business and she and her husband are owners of Peace frogs. If you would extend a very warm welcome to the Peace frog family and their friend.
Would miss polly Jones and marcillia hanks and friend please rise. Welcome to the gallery and thanks again for allowing your daughter to be a page and, again, we've had a great year and a great group of pages and messengers, and now we know where to come -- is it Williamsburg where your place of business is? We appreciate that. All 40 of us plus friend will be dropping in on you as soon as session is over with. I would ask the members of the Senate to please join me in offering them the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] the Senator from fauquier, Senator Vogel.
Thank you, mr. President. I rise for purposes of an introduction.
The Senator has the floor.
It my pleasure to introduce two guests in the gallery today who are here visiting the capitol, both are members of the state wide organization decoding dyslexia, they are here today and have been here many days throughout this session promoting and advocating. They are norma and they both have family members with dyslexia. If you would give them the warm welcome of the Senate.
Would members of decoding dyslexia please rise? Welcome to the gallery and thanks for all the work that you are doing, it a well kept secret here in the Senate but I 'm a pediatric neurologist, most of them don't know that but I take care of a lot of children with dyslexia. A lot of folks don't realize a lot of us and people around us are affected with dyslexia and all they need is a little help getting them headed in the right direction with their education, reading and learning and those type things. Thanks for what you advocate for and appreciate all the work you've done and we appreciate you visiting with us today. I'd ask you to please join me in offering them the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] the Senator from chesterfield, Senator Martin.
Mr. President, with us in the gallery today are representatives from the Virginia school board association, school board members including school board members from around the state. I'm not sure how many there are from the 11th Senate district but I see a very tall one, my good friend from the dale district school board member david wyman and we would appreciate if you would give the school board association representatives the warm welcome.
I will. Will members from Virginia school boards association please rise? We have a great group of school board members. Thank you so much for what you all do, education is just so important in the commonwealth of Virginia and all of us are committed to making sure that it the grown jewel of Virginia, we appreciate all you do, I would ask the members of the Senate to join me in offering members of the Virginia school board association the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] the senior Senator from Fairfax County, Senator Saslaw.
Mr. President, I rise for purposes of up tro ducktion.
Floor explore.
We are joined in the gallery by the parents of our page alaline, her mother and father as well as sister are here and I would ask you extend the warm welcome of the Senate.
Thank you, Senator. Would mr. And mrs. Lamb please rise and your family? Thank you all for being here and I don't want to put you on the spot but how old is your daughter? 10 in in a couple years. Again my job today is recruiting for our page program but it great I bet to see your sister in action and we will be glad to have her back home in a couple weeks, right? Shake your Head yes. That's right. Thanks for being here and allowing her to be a page. I would ask the members of the Senate to please join me in offering the lamb family the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] the Senator from buckingham, Senator Garrett.
Thank you, mr. President, I rise for purposes of an introduction.
The Senator has the floor.
Mr. President, in the gallery today is Reverend travis wmpletitt, he's a tough one to introduce, he sleeps in the Senator from Lynchburg 's district but he preaches on Sunday east of cuckoo which is in the Senator from spotsylvania's district but if you throw a rock 50 yard east it will be in my district. I've had the pleasure of knowing Reverend witt for a number of years, he's a fine marntion I hope my colleagues enjoyed his prayer as much as I did. With that I would ask you give him the warm welcome of the Senate.
Would Reverend witt please rise? Thank you for being with us this afternoon, making the trip and we hope your journey back home is a safe one but we really did enjoy your morning prayer so we thank you for helping us get off on the right foot. I would ask you to join me in offering Reverend travis witt the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] Senator from hanover, Senator McDougle.
Thank you, mr. President. I rise for purposes of an introduction.
The Senator has the floor.
Mr. President, we also have with us in the gallery some people that are very well-known to our page tracy goodpast your and they are girl scout troop number 3503, the cadet girl scout group and they are here with melanie goodpasture and hell end and they are celebrating they won the silver award for the girl scout troop and to do that they worked with wings of hope and it a christian group that rescues neglected horses and uses them to rehabilitate and provide a ministry for children facing conflict and change. If you could give all the girls from the girl scout troop and their sponsors the warm welcome of the Senate and thanks to our page gracie goodpasture. She told me I had to do it quickly because they had a tour.
Would the girl scout please rise? Welcome to the Senate gallery and what a great group we are. We are not supposed to take gift, I have to put that on the table but we really enjoy girl scout cookies and the lieutenant governor especially likes the thin mints, so, anyway, anything you can do to help us out. Thanks for being here today and we hope you have a wonderful tour. There is a tremendous amount of history in mr. Jefferson's capitol so thanks for taking your time. I know it your day off from school, thanks for being here and hope you have a wonderful afternoon. I would ask members of the Senate to please join me in offering the girl scout troop the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] Senator from Norfolk, Senator Alexander.
Thank you, mr. President. I rise for purposes of an introduction.
The Senator has the floor.
Thank you, mr. President. Mr. President, in the gallery is brad peculiarity inwith his son henry Martin. He is a fifth grader at Norfolk academy, not only is he a scholar but he loves baseball. I watched him Saturday win a game with bulldog basketball. Please give help every Martin and his son brad the warm welcome of the Senate.
Would henry and brad Martin please rise. Congratulations on your victory and best in luck. Remember, if baseball and basketball don't work out, could well at your classes at Norfolk where you go. Thanks for taking time out of your schedule to visit today. I would ask members of the Senate to please join me in offering brad and henry Martin the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] the Senator from Lynchburg, Senator Newman.
Mr. President, I 'm pleased to introduce a lady from northern Virginia today, her name is teresa brenner but I 'm more pleased to indicate that she is the mother of nicole who is the legislative services staff attorney for finance committee and transportation committee and if that wasn't enough, mr. President. Over the weekend nicole brenner became engaged so her mother is here to determine whether or not that is acceptable and I think the finance committee and transportation committee will review the same.
Thank you, Senator.
I hope you give teresa and her newly engaged daughter nicole the warm welcome of the Senate.
Would teresa and nicole please rise? Thank you so much for being with us this afternoon and congratulations on your recent engagement, that is wonderful. I know you are proud too, mom. So thanks for being with us this afternoon. I'd ask the members of the Senate to please join me in offering teresa and nicole the warm welcome of the Senate. [applause] is there any other business for the morning hour? The Senator from James city county, Senator Norment.
Nawp. I would now respectfully ask that the Senate stand in recess until 12:50 and immediately up on recess if all of the members of the Senate republican caucus would be so generous to join me in the conference room just off of the Senate chambers.
Thank you. The Senate will stand in recess until 12:50.
Senator.
The Senate will come to order. Seeing no other business for the morning hour, the clerk will please call the calendar.
Senate calendar for Monday, February 16, 2015. Unfinished business. Senate. Senate bill 763.
Senator Edwards.
Can this bill go bye temporarily.
The bill will go bye temporarily.
Senate bill 775.
The Senator from Hampton, Senator Locke.
I move we concur with the House substitute, this is simply technical changes with language left out of the original bill.
The question is shall the House substitute be agreed to. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 38, nos zero.
Ayes 38, nos zero, the House substitute is agreed to. Returning to bill 775, Senator Edwards ?
Mr. President, Senate bill 763.
Sorry, Senate bill 763.
It's a technical clarification from the House, I move we concur in the House amendments. In speaking to it, this is a crowd funding bill, it simply changes the word "Virginia chartered depository institution" to "a depository institution located in the commonwealth of Virginia ." that's all it does.
The question is shall the Senate concur with the House amendments. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 37, nos zero.
Ayes 37, nos zero, the Senate agrees with the House amendments.
Senate bill 790 has passed the House with a substitute.
Senator from grayson, Senator Carrico.
I move we accept the House substitute and speak to it briefly. This is dealing with the mma bill licensing, the pro motors and the substitute is technical or some technical amendments that brings it into the same nature as the companion bill in the House and I move we adopt the bill.
The question is shall the Senate concur with the House substitute. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 38, nos zero.
Ayes 38, nos zero, the Senate concurs with the House substitute.
Senate bill 854 has passed the House with amendments.
Senator Locke.
I move that we concur with the House amendments, amendment number 1 is technical. Amendment number 2 changes the net worth from $2 million to $1 million and amendment provide for cash balance transfer from capital excess fund for disadvantaged businesses to the women and minority owned loan fund.
The question is shall the Senate agree to the House amendments. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 37, nos zero.
Ayes 37, nos zero, the Senate concurs with the House amendment.
Senate bill 859 has passed the House with a substitute.
Senator from russell, Senator Chafin.
Thank you, mr. President. I'd ask the Senate to agree to the House substitute. It's of a technical nature, it changes a few words, it does not change the substance of the bill at all.
Thank you, Senator. The question is shall the Senate concur with the House substitute. All in favor of the motion 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.
ayes 38, nos zero.
ayes 38, nos zero, the Senate concurs with the House substitute.
Senate bill 989 has passed the House with amendment.
Senator Cosgrove.
I ask the bod toy please accept the House amendments, all they do is change the reference to the code affected and makes it clear.
Thank you, Senator. The question is shall the Senate concur with the House amendment. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 38, nos zero.
ayes 38, nos zero, the Senate concurs with the House amendment.
Senate bill 1099 has passed the House with amendment.
Senator from stafford, Senator Stuart.
Thank you, mr. President. I move we concur with the House amendment, speaking to the bill.
The Senator has the floor.
This is the solar development bill and the House put in a 10 year sunset on it, it would be in operation until 2525 unless we remove it in later years. I move the Senate concur with it.
The question is shall the Senate concur with the amendment. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 36, nos 1, rule 36:1.
Ayes 36, nos 1, rule 36:1. The Senate concurs with the House amendment.
Senate bill 1165 has passed the House with a substitute.
junior Senator from Virginia beach, Senator Wagner.
I ask the Senate concur with the bill and speaking to the bill.
floor explore.
This adds educational institutions.
Thank you, Senator. The question is shall the Senate concur with the House substitute. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 37, nos 1.
Ayes 37, nos 1. The Senate concurs with the House substitute.
Uncontested calendar House bills on third reading
The Senator from James city county, Senator Norment
Thank you, mr. President. I would now move all the House bills on the third reading on the uncontested calendar, which would include all House bills on pages 4 through 28, including House bill 1307 through House bill 2290 be placed on their final passage in the block. After the adoption of any amendments. If any Senator desires to remove a bill from the block please do so after the clerk has read the number of the bill.
Thank you, Senator. The question is shall the House bills on the uncontested calendar third reading pages 4 through 28, House bill 1307 through House bill 2290 be placed upon their final passage in the block with the understanding that any Senator desiring a bill removed from the block will do so after the clerk has read the number of the bill. All in favor of the motion say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes have it. The motion is agreed to. The bills are before us in the block. The clerk will please read the number of the bills.
H.B. 1307. Reported from committee on education and health. House bill 1308 reported from the committee of juice is.
Could 1308 be removed from the block and go bye for the day.
Without objection.
House bill 1319 reported from the committee on transportation.
Mr. President.
The junior Senator from loudoun.
Could how's bill 1319 come out of the block.
Without objection it will come out of the block.
House bill 1331 riptd from the committee for courts of justice. House bill 1334, reported from the committee on education and health. House bill 1335 reported from the committee on education and health. House bill 1341 reported from the committee on transportation with amendments.
Senator from Lynchburg, Senator Newman.
I move that the amendments be agreed to.
the question is shall the cams be agreed to. All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes have it, the committee amendments are agreed to.
House bill 1342 reported from the committee on transportation. House bill 1344 reported from the criment on transportation. House bill 1350. House bill 1355, reported from the committee on justice. House bill 1367 reported from the committee on justice.
House bill 1374 reported from trans por paytion. House bill 1379. House bill 1392 reported from the criment on transportation. House bill 1398 reported from the committee on transportation. House bill 1401, reported from the committee on transportation. House bill 1408 reported from the committee on justice. House bill 1413 reported from the committee on education and health with amendment.
Senator from chester field, Senator Martin.
House bill 1343 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health.
House bill 1435, reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health.
House bill 1458 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health with a substitute.
Senator from chesterfield.
I move the substitute be agreed to.
The question is shall the committee substitute be agreed to. All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes haift.
House bill 1470 reported from committee on reported from committee on transportation. House bill 1484.
I move the committee amendment be agreed to.
All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes have it, the committee amendment is agreed to.
House bill 1490, reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health. House bill 1531, reported from committee on reported from committee on transportation with a substitute.
Senator Newman.
I move the substitute be agreed to.
the question is shall the committee substitute be agreed to. All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes haift, the committee substitute is agreed to.
House bill 1544 reported from committee on reported from committee on transportation.
House bill 1545 reported from committee on reported from committee on courts of justice.
House bill 1549 reported from committee on reported from committee on transportation. House bill 1551 reported from committee on reported from committee on transportation with substitute.
I move the committee substitute be agreed to.
The question is shall the committee substitute be agreed to. All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes have it.
House bill 1564 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health.
House bill 1587 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health.
House bill 1594 reported from committee on reported from committee on transportation with amendment.
Senator from limp burg, Senator Newman.
I move the committee amendment be agreed to.
The question is shall the committee amendment be agreed to. All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes have it, the amendment is agreed to.
House bill 1602 reported from committee ons.
House bill 1609 reported from committee on reported from committee on courts of justice.
House bill 1610 reported from committee on reported from committee on courts of justice.
House bill 1635 reported from committee on reported from committee on courts of justice. House bill 1649 reported from committee on reported from committee on transportation.
House bill 1657, reported from committee on education and health. House bill 1679 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health.
House bill 1707, reported from committee on reported from committee on transportation. House bill 1748 reported from committee on reported from committee on transportation. House bill 1776 reported from committee ons with a substitute.
Senator Wagner.
I move adoption of the committee substitute.
The question is shall the committee substitute be agreed to. All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes have it, the substitute ace greed to.
House bill 1791 reported from the committee on education and health and there's a floor amendment.
I move that we waive the reading of the floor amendment.
Thank you, Senator, the question is shall the reading of the floor amendment be waived. All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes have it.
This is a clarifying amendment, this language being inserted in without sufficient cause as determined by a majority vote of the board is already in the bill but it was assumed that it applied to each of the factors and it needed to be put in and the other subparagraph to make sure it read properly, it applied to both. I ask you support the amendment.
The question is shall the floor amendment be agreed to. All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes have it, the floor amendment is agreed to.
House bill 1803 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health.
House bill 1804 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health. House bill 1822 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health. House bill 1824 reported from committee on reported from committee on transportation. House bill 1868 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health and there is a floor amendment.
Senator from Fairfax City, Senator Petersen.
Thank you, mr. President, I move to waive the reading of the floor amendment.
The question is shall the reading of the floor amendment be waived. All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes have it, the reading of the floor amendment is waived. The Senator from Fairfax City, Senator Petersen.
I move for the floor amendment and speaking in support, this has to do with license healthcare for adult and basically I think this makes it more clear, it had to do with people falsely representing they were licensed under the chapter but I want had to reference the actual chapter. I move the adoption.
The question is shall the floor amendment be agreed to. All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes have it, the floor amendment is agreed to.
House bill 1882 reported from committee on reported from committee on courts of justice. House bill 1908 reported from committee ons.
House bill 1935 reported from committee on reported from committee on transportation.
House bill 1952 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health. House bill 1955 reported from committee on reported from committee on courts of justice.
Mr. President.
The Senator from buckingham.
Can 1955 come out of the block?
Without objection, House bill 1955 will come out of the block.
House bill 1956 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health. House bill 1959 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health with a substitute.
Senator Martin.
I move the substitute be agreed to.
Thank you, Senator. The question is shall the committee substitute be agreed to. All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes have it, the substitute is agreed to.
House bill 1963 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health. House bill 1966 reported from committee on reported from committee on transportation. House bill 1980 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health. House bill 1983 reported from committee on reported from committee on courts of justice with amendments.
Mr. President, I move the courts of justice amendment be agreed to.
Thank you, Senator. The question is shall the committee amendments be agreed to. All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes have it, the committee amendments are agreed to.
House bill 2016 reported from committee on reported from committee on courts of justice. House bill 2063 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health. House bill 2068 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health. House bill 2072 reported from committee on reported from committee on transportation. House bill 2090 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health with amendment.
Senator from chesterfield, Senator Martin.
Mr. President, I move that the committee amendment be agreed to.
The question is shall the committee amendment be agreed to. All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes have it, the committee amendment is agreed to.
House bill 2118 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health. House bill 2172 reported from committee on --
Mr. President.
Senator from chesterfield.
I ask that bill be pulled out of the block and go bye for the day.
Is that 2118?
2177, my apologies. 2177. 2177. On page 27.
Yes, sir. Without objection House bill 2177 will come out of the block and bye for the day.
House bill 2184 reported from committee on reported from committee on transportation with aamendment.
Senator from Lynchburg, Senator Newman.
Mr. President, I move the committee amendment be agreed to.
Thank you, Senator. The ayoung is shall the committee amendment be agreed to. All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes have it, the amendment is agreed to.
House bill 2192 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health. House bill 2229 reported from committee on reported from committee on courts of justice. House bill 2235 reported from committee on reported from committee on transportation. House bill 2279 reported from committee on reported from committee on transportation. House bill 2290 reported from committee on reported from committee on education and health.
Thank you, madam clerk, the Senator from Alexandria.
Could 1470 come out of the block and go bye for the day?
Without objection, House bill 1470 will come out of the block and bye for the day. The question is shall the House bills pass in block, that is all bills except for 1308, 1319, 1470, 1955 and 2177? All in favor of the motion 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.
ayes 38, nos zero.
Ayes 38, nos zero, the bills in the block pass. Returning to page 5, House bill 1319. The Senator from Lynchburg, Senator Newman.
this is once of the many special license plate bills, this one to help with cure childhood cancer. Mr. President, the only unusual thing about this bill is that it does have an emergency clause. The dmv has already made up the plate and feels comfortable with the emergency clause. In this case the required signatures are already in hand for over 700. I believe the gentle lady from loudoun would like to speak on it, I would yield to the junior Senator from loudoun.
The junior Senator from loudoun, Senator Wexton.
Thank you, mr. President. This bill is a big deal in my part of the world and these license plates will work thanks to a young man who went to school with my boys. Back in 2012 he was just an average Loudoun County fifth grader, he was an avid soccer player so when his leg started hurting him his parents thought it was a minor sports injury but when it didn't improve his mom took him to the doctor and so began the long journey that has brought this bill before you today. He was diagnosed with osteocarcoma, he had to have part of his leg amputated and he began a grueling cycle of more than 20 chemo. His parents were shocked the national cancer institute spent $525 million researching breast scanser and only $22 million on pediatric cancer. They bought a new car to take him to out of state. When she went to the dmv to get a license with a gold ribbon for pediatric cancer, she was told they didn't know what they was talking about. He thought that was ridiculous. I'd sad to report that he passed away on December 7th, 2014, though he won't be here to see this bill become a law but when he was presented with an enrolled copy of his bill he expressed his opinion that this is epic. So ladies and gentlemen, I ask that you please pass this bill, arntiond mr. President, when we a journey ask we adjourn in memory of medias.
The question is shall House bill 1319 pass. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 37, nos zero.
Ayes 37, nos zero, the bill passes. Moving forward to page 22, House bill 1955. The Senator from James city county, Senator Norment.
Thank you, mr. President. I would ask that House bill 1955 pass and speaking to that.
The Senator has the floor.
1955 it's one of a number of bills that the crime commission had been examining as it relates to illicit and untaxed cigarettes. This says the attorney general's office shall develop and publish a list on its website individuals who are not permitted to be holders or sellers of cigarettes and further indicates in the bill under the definitionary section, individuals who are currently precluded from holding the cigarette sales license but also adds in some new offenses which are primarily criminal offenses that would disqualify them from doing that. With that I ask the bill pass.
The Senator from buckingham, Senator Garrett.
Mr. President, I rise to speak against the bill. I actually voted for it in committee. To be clear the criminal offenses that it adds to prohibit one from being a holder of cigarettes include any activity designed to sub verb the taxes of another locality or state, so, in other words eric garner was trying to sell one lose cigarette, he couldn't run a convenience store. That's the plain meaning of the bill. And, again, we have seen a wave here in Virginia of legislation designed to make it easier to enforce ill informed laws that quite literally in this instance cost lives in other states and as such, while I did vote for it in committee, I will be voting against it.
Thank you, Senator. The question is shall House bill 1955 pass. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 34, nos 4.
Ayes 34, nos 4, the bill passes.
Page 29. Regular calendar. House bills on third reading h.B. 1336. A bill relating to the state council of higher education for Virginia ; policy on course credit at public institutions of higher education for certain examinations. Reported from the committee on education and health.
Senator from chetser field, Senator Martin.
I move the bill pass and speaking to the motion.
The Senator has the floor.
Mr. President, the bill addresses policies on course credit at public institutions of higher learning. Presently we leave it up to the individual institutions to do that, we are tilling them they need in consultation with the schools to develop the policy and implement it uniformly across the state. It has a delayed effective date of July 1 and, again, it repeals the section that gives each of the schools the ability to do it on it's own rather than having them coordinate it. I again ask that you support the bill.
Thank you, Senator. The Senator from buckingham, Senator Garrett.
thank you, mr. President. Wow. The concept is great and I support the concept and I spoke with the patron prior to this bill coming out of committee and they said they had no problems working with chev. There is one truth, that is in a state with spectacular community colleges and colleges and universities, they are not all the same. And, so, what this bill would do is establish a baseline score which an university would award a credit for passing an exam. We May say if you score 17 out of 20 you get credit for the course and the contention by some people is what william and mary desired to reward credit for a high school course May be different from what uva which May be different george Mason. The concept that was batted around as I tried to hip the patron with the bill was, hey, why don't wet establish a tier system, a group of university could be tier 3 and award credit at 15 score and a tier 2 could award credit at 17 and maybe another could be tier 1 and award credit at 19 but not make universities give uniform credit to uniform achievement when we don't have uniform colleges and universities. I think the idea is good and would help a young person applying to a Virginia college university to know if I score this on this advanced placement exam I will be able to opt out of western civ or baby bi -- oh you like that one? Right now the idea is good but it not ripe insofar as we shouldn't be treating all our four-year institutions as if the prerequisites are academically the same. With that in mind I think it's a good intentioned piece of legislation whose time has not come and I would urge you applying a draconian set of standards that might work at one university and not at another.
Thank you, Senator. The question is shall House bill 1336 pass? Senator Martin ?
Closing remark, it does require the state council get together to discuss it over the next year and a half and come up with a plan. Each school will be involved in the discussion and we have delayed it to July 1st of 2016, so begin I will ask you support the bill.
Thank you, Senator. The question it's shall House bill 1336 pass. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 31, nos 7.
Ayes 31, nos 7, the bill passes.
H.B. 1351. A bill relating to diploma seals; biliteracy. Reported from the committee on education and health with a substitute.
Senator are from chesterfield, Senator Martin.
Mr. President, I move the committee substitute be aagreed to.
The question is shall the committee substitute be agreed to. All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes have it, the substitute is aagreed to. The Senator from chesterfield.
Move the bill pass and speaking to the bill.
The Senator has the floor.
Mr. President, House bill 1351 is very similar to Senate bill 1916 which was sponsored by Senator from -- Senator Wexton earlier from loudoun, my apologies, mr. President, but this one addresses a different area, though. It direct the board of education to award a diploma seal for biliteracy for general academic achievement and demonstrate proficiency in foreign language through certain testing and course work. I would ask you support the bill in its passage.
Thank you, Senator. The question is shall House bill 1351 pass. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 31, nos 4.
Ayes 31, nos 4, the bill passes.
H.B. 1397. A bill relating to divorce; evidence by affidavit. Reported from the committee for courts of justice.
Senator Obenshain.
I move the bill pass and speaking to the bill. This bill is a bill to clarify Virginia 's divorce statute, it clarifies an am by gooeyty con -- ambiguity, it establishes use of affidavit for no fault divorces.
Thank you, Senator. The question is shall House bill 1397 pass. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 37, nos zero.
Ayes 37, nos zero, the bill passes.
H.B. 1418. A bill relating to the criminal injuries compensation program; confidentiality of proceedings and records. Reported from the committee for courts of justice with amendments.
Senator rockingham, Senator Obenshain.
Mr. President, before moving to adopt the committee amendments, I would move this bill be recommitted to the committee on court of justice. It got out with a proposed amendment that is internally inconsistent and different part of the statute will conflict with each other, to I would move it be recommitted.
Thank you, Senator. The question is shall House bill 1418 be recommitted to the courts of justice. All in favor of the motion will say aye. Those opposed no. The ayes have it, the bill is recommitted to the courts of justice.
H.B. 1443. A bill relating to the use of seclusion and restraint in public schools; board of education regulations. Reported from the committee on education and health.
Senator from chesterfield, Senator Martin.
It would help if I turned on the microphone. Mr. President, I move the bill pass.
The Senator has the floor.
Mr. President, this bill comes to us out of the commission on youth and it seeks to address an issue that exists around the state as is brought to our attention. It requires the board of education to adopt regulations on the use of seclusion and restraint in public schools in secondary schools. It requires them to be p consistent with criteria for use, restrictions for use, training requirements, notification requirements, reporting requirements, follow-up requirement and address distinctions between certain student population. It is recommended by the Virginia commission on youth and I ask you support the passage.
Senator Favola.
Thank you, mr. President. Speaking to the measure. This is exactly like my Senate bill 1782 which passed the Senate on a vote of 35 to 4. I just every mind the body that 32 other states have some type of statute or regulation on the books dealing with seclusion and restraint. What this bill does do is in addition to everything Senator Martin explained, it will also require that we conform to federal guidelines and I want to note that private schools in Virginia are already obligated to follow regulations regarding seclusion and restraint. Again I ask the bill pass.
Thank you, Senator. The question is shall House bill 1443 pass. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 36, nos 1, rule 36:1.
Ayes 36, nos 1, rule 36:1, the pill passes.
Mr. President?
For what reason does the Senator rise?
Having voted on the prevailing side which we passed House bill 1397, I ask the bill be reconsidered.
The question is shall the vote by which House bill 1397 passed be reconsidered. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 37, nos zero.
Ayes 37, nos zero, the motion passes. The Senator from rockingham.
Mr. President, having previously been described, I move that the bill pass.
Thank you, Senator. The question is shall House bill 1397 pass. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 38, nos zero.
ayes 38, nos zero. The bill passes.
Mr. President? The Senator from Franklin.
Having voted on the prevailing side the of House bill 1443, I ask it be reconsidered.
the question is shall House bill 1443 be reconsidered. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 36, nos 1.
Ayes 36, nos 1, the motion passes. The Senator from chester feel, Senator Martin.
I move the bill pass.
Thank you, Senator. The question is shall House bill 1443 pass. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 37, nos 1.
Ayes 37, nos 1, the bill passes.
House bill --
The Senator Hanger.
House bill 15 51, having voted on the prevailing side, I move we reconsider the vote.
The question is shall the vote be reconsidered. All in favor of the motion 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.
ayes 37, nos zero.
Ayes 37, nos zero, the motion passes. The Senator from chesterfield.
I move House bill 1351 pass.
The question is shall House bill 1351 pass. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 33, nos 4.
Ayes 33, nos 4, the bill passes.
Mr. President?
Yes, sir.
Having voted on the prevailing side by which we passed h.B. 1955 on page 22, I ask we reconsidered that vote.
Thank you, Senator. The question is shall the vote by which House bill 1955 pass be reconsidered. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 38, nos zero.
Ayes 38, nos zero, the motion passes. The Senator from James city county, Senator Norment.
Mr. President, having previously explained the bill about the registry list on cigarettes for the ag's office, I move the bill pass.
Thank you, Senator. The question is shallow oh yes? The Senate will stand at ease.
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The Senate will come to order. The question is shall House bill 1955 pass. All in favor of the motion 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.
Ayes 32, nos 6.
Ayes 32, nos 6, the bill passes.
House bill 1956 -- sorry, wrong page. House bill 1510 on page 31. A bill relating to use of population estimates in connection with decisions of the Hampton roads transportation accountability commission. Reported from the committee on transportation.
Senator Newman.
I move the bill pass and speaking to that bill.
The Senator has the floor.
When we passed the Hampton roads transportation accountability commission we made it two third of votes. When we came up with that, legislative services projected the decisions made would be the way in which they determine the population. Mr. President, we have found out that that center does not come up with projections, they come up with estimates, therefo