Virginia House of Delegates
2024 Regular Session
House Minutes
Don Scott, Speaker
G. Paul Nardo, Clerk
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Don Scott, Speaker
Mace placed on Speaker's table by Sergeant at Arms
Prayer offered by The Reverend Dr. L. A. Lewis, Pastor, Morning Star Baptist Church, Roanoke [at the request of Delegate Rasoul]
Delegate Herring led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
Attendance roll call - Quorum present
Leave of Absence granted: Delegate Williams
Journal for Tuesday, March 5, 2024, approved by the Speaker
Committee reports
HBs 62, 102, 125, 310, 555, 596, 893, 909, 1083, 1087, 1125, 1174, 1457 - House accedes to Senate request for Committees of Conference
SBs 18, 80, 388, 461, 488, 496, 586, 597, 726, 737 - House insists on substitutes and requests Committees of Conference
SBs 350, 504 - House insists on amendments and requests Committees of Conference
SB 260 - Senate receded from objection to House substitute
HJR 354 taken up and agreed to
HR 297 taken up and agreed to
HR 296 taken up and agreed to
HJRs 267 and 281 taken up and agreed to
HR 220 taken up and agreed to
HJR 407 taken up and agreed to
Motion by Delegate Maldonado to suspend the special and continuing joint order relating to judicial elections until after the Calendar pursuant to Rule 13 of H.J.R. 48 agreed to
Message from Senate: Senate has agreed, pursuant to Rule 13 of H.J.R. 48 to suspend the special and continuing joint order relating to judicial elections until today at completion of Senate Calendar
Resolutions presented and laid on Speaker's table pursuant to House Rule 39(a)
CALENDAR
SENATE BILL READ THIRD TIME
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SB 131 - Privileges and Elections Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-97 N-1 A-0)
SENATE BILLS READ THIRD TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
SB 454 - Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute rejected, Passed by temporarily
SB 402 - Passed by for the day
SB 188 - Passed (Y-50 N-47 A-0)
SB 300 - Privileges and Elections Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-54 N-45 A-0)
SB 301 - Privileges and Elections Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 364 - Privileges and Elections Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-52 N-47 A-0)
SB 428 - Privileges and Elections Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-54 N-44 A-0)
SB 454 - Delegate Mundon King floor amendments agreed to, Motion to rerefer to Committee on Labor and Commerce rejected, Passed (Y-52 N-44 A-1)
HOUSE BILLS WITH SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 732 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-97 N-1 A-0)
HB 34 - Senate amendments agreed to (Y-51 N-46 A-0)
HB 107 - Senate amendments Nos. 1 and 2 agreed to (Y-74 N-22 A-0), Senate amendment No. 3 rejected (Y-0 N-97 A-0)
HB 139 - Senate amendments rejected (Y-0 N-97 A-0)
HB 212 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-97 A-0)
HB 252 - Passed by temporarily
HB 277 - Passed by for the day
HB 309 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-1 N-96 A-0)
HB 315 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-95 N-0 A-0)
HB 316 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-1 N-97 A-0)
HB 321 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 598 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-51 N-48 A-0)
HB 611 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-94 N-4 A-0)
HB 700 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-98 A-0)
HB 798 - Senate amendment agreed to (Y-50 N-47 A-0)
HB 803 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-53 N-46 A-0)
HB 806 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-3 N-96 A-0)
HB 904 - Senate amendments agreed to (Y-54 N-45 A-0)
HB 908 - Senate substitute with amendment agreed to (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
HB 913 - Senate amendments agreed to (Y-83 N-16 A-0)
HB 949 - Senate amendments agreed to (Y-52 N-46 A-0)
HB 972 - Senate amendments rejected (Y-0 N-99 A-0)
HB 992 - Senate amendment agreed to (Y-52 N-47 A-0)
HB 994 - Senate amendment agreed to (Y-55 N-42 A-1), Reconsidered, Senate amendment agreed to (Y-57 N-40 A-0)
HB 1098 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-98 A-0)
HB 1186 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 1303 - Passed by for the day
HB 1351 - Passed by for the day
HB 1370 - Senate amendments agreed to (Y-58 N-40 A-0)
HB 1461 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-71 N-26 A-0)
HB 1467 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-51 N-48 A-0)
HB 1515 - Senate amendments agreed to (Y-65 N-34 A-0)
HB 1519 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-52 N-47 A-0)
HB 252 - Senate amendment No. 1 agreed to (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Senate amendment No. 2 rejected (Y-0 N-98 A-0)
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS WITH SENATE AMENDMENTS
RESOLUTION
REGULAR CALENDAR
SJ 82 - Agreed to (Y-97 N-0 A-0)
Motion by Delegate Maldonado to suspend, pursuant to Rule 13 of HJR 48, the special and continuing order relating to the election of judges until Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the conclusion of the Morning Hour, agreed to
HOUSE BILL WITH SENATE AMENDMENT
HB 321 - Reconsidered, Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-98 A-0)
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS ON THE SPEAKER'S TABLE
COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS ON THE SPEAKER'S TABLE
HJ 305 - Passed by until Thursday, March 7, 2024
HR 281 - Passed by for the day
HJ 367 - Passed by for the day
HJ 369 - Passed by for the day
HJ 396 - Agreed to
HJ 397 - Agreed to
HJ 406 - Agreed to
HR 310 - Passed by for the day
HR 319 - Agreed to
HR 320 - Agreed to
HR 321 - Agreed to
HR 322 - Agreed to
HR 323 - Agreed to
HR 324 - Agreed to
HR 325 - Agreed to
HR 326 - Agreed to
HR 327 - Agreed to
HR 328 - Agreed to
HR 329 - Agreed to
HR 330 - Agreed to
HR 331 - Agreed to
HR 332 - Agreed to
HR 333 - Agreed to
HR 334 - Agreed to
HR 335 - Agreed to
HR 337 - Agreed to
SENATE BILL IN CONFERENCE
SB 710 - Conference Report agreed to (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
HOUSE BILLS IN CONFERENCE
SENATE BILLS IN CONFERENCE
SENATE BILLS READ SECOND TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR NO. 1
RESOLUTION
REGULAR CALENDAR
HJ 402 - Agreed to (Y-95 N-0 A-4)
HB 125 - Conferees appointed: Watts, Hernandez, Obenshain
HB 310 - Conferees appointed: Hope, Callsen, Batten
HB 909 - Conferees appointed: Shin, Tran, Wilt
HB 1083 - Conferees appointed: Askew, Sewell, Coyner
HB 1087 - Conferees appointed: Sewell, LeVere Bolling, Coyner
SB 36 - Conferees appointed: Carr, McClure, Wiley
SB 453 - Conferees appointed: Watts, LeVere Bolling, Williams
SB 657 - Conferees appointed: Feggans, Cole, Austin
Motion by Delegate Herring to recess agreed to
House recessed at 12:58
House reconvened at 3:00
SENATE BILLS IN CONFERENCE
SB 207 - Conferees appointed: Sullivan, Clark, Wilt
SB 256 - Conferees appointed: Hope, Simon, Ballard
SB 502 - Conferees appointed: Hope, Herring, Kilgore
SB 522 - Conferees appointed: Simon, Helmer, Webert
Message from Senate: Senate has, pursuant to Rule 13 of HJR 48, agreed to suspend the special and continuing joint order relating to judicial elections until Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the conclusion of the Morning Hour
HOUSE BILLS IN CONFERENCE
SENATE BILLS IN CONFERENCE
SB 399 - Conference Report agreed to (Y-97 N-0 A-0)
SB 536 - Conference Report agreed to (Y-52 N-45 A-0)
SB 556 - Conference Report agreed to (Y-80 N-18 A-0)
SB 585 - Conference Report agreed to (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
SB 649 - Conference Report agreed to (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
SB 657 - Conference Report agreed to (Y-93 N-4 A-0)
HOUSE BILL IN CONFERENCE
HB 960 - Conference Report agreed to (Y-78 N-19 A-0)
SB 415 - Conferees appointed: Bennett-Parker, McClure, Cherry
HB 62 - Conferees appointed: Tran, Laufer, Campbell
HB 102 - Conferees appointed: Reaser, Maldonado, Kilgore
HB 555 - Conferees appointed: Hope, Cole, Earley
HB 596 - Conferees appointed: Askew, Hernandez, Kent
HB 893 - Conferees appointed: McClure, Thomas, Cordoza
HB 1125 - Conferees appointed: Carr, Thomas, Phillips
HB 1174 - Conferees appointed: Sickles, McClure, Ennis
HB 1457 - Conferees appointed: Carr, Sewell, Austin
Motion by Delegate Herring to adjourn agreed to
House adjourned at 4:19 p.m. to meet on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.