House of Delegates Minutes

Virginia House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

House Minutes

Don Scott, Speaker

G. Paul Nardo, Clerk

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Called to order at 12 m. by Don Scott, Speaker

Mace placed on Speaker's table by Sergeant at Arms

Prayer offered by The Reverend Dr. Glenn Porter, Sr., Senior Pastor, Queen Street Baptist Church, Norfolk

Delegate Herring led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America

Participation via electronic communications means: Delegate LeVere Bolling

Attendance roll call - Quorum present

Leaves of Absence granted: Delegates Campbell, Knight, and Marshall

Journal for Wednesday, February 12, 2025, approved by the Speaker

Senate Communication Received - more

Committee reports

General Laws reported on 02/11/2025

Health and Human Services reported on 02/11/2025

Labor and Commerce reported on 02/11/2025

Transportation reported on 02/11/2025

SBs 846, 1034 - House insists on amendments and requests Committees of Conference

SBs 738, 1327 - House insists on substitutes and requests Committees of Conference

HR 631 stricken from Calendar

HR 674 taken up and agreed to

HR 681 taken up and agreed to

Motion by Delegate Maldonado to suspend, pursuant to Rule 14 of HJR 430, the special and continuing order relating to the election of judges until Wednesday, February 19, 2025, agreed to

HJR 558 taken up and agreed to

HR 591 taken up and agreed to

HR 592 taken up and agreed to

HR 593 taken up and agreed to

Message from Senate: Senate has agreed, pursuant to Rule 14 of HJR 430, to suspend the special and continuing joint order relating to judicial elections on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the conclusion of the Morning Hour

Resolutions presented and laid on Speaker's table pursuant to House Rule 39(a)

CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS READ THIRD TIME

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SB 761 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 805 - Moved to Regular Calendar

SB 816 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 817 - Appropriations Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 921 - Appropriations Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 927 - Moved to Regular Calendar

SB 939 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 957 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 965 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1006 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1041 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1053 - Moved to Regular Calendar

SB 1069 - Courts of Justice Committee Amendments agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1120 - Appropriations Committee Amendment agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1142 - Appropriations Committee Amendments agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1144 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1157 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1193 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1200 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1201 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1202 - Finance Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1207 - Moved to Regular Calendar

SB 1208 - Moved to Regular Calendar

SB 1231 - Moved to Regular Calendar

SB 1271 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1277 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1291 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1335 - Moved to Regular Calendar

SB 1361 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1389 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1392 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1465 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 1466 - Moved to Regular Calendar

SB 1473 - Passed Block Vote (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SENATE BILLS READ THIRD TIME

REGULAR CALENDAR

SB 746 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to (Y-51 N-46 A-0), Passed (Y-95 N-2 A-0)

SB 778 - Passed (Y-51 N-46 A-0)

SB 936 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-57 N-40 A-0)

SB 963 - Passed (Y-91 N-6 A-0)

SB 1194 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-59 N-37 A-0)

SB 1221 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-56 N-41 A-0)

SB 1306 - Passed (Y-59 N-37 A-0)

SB 1307 - Finance Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-62 N-33 A-0)

SB 1339 - Passed (Y-96 N-0 A-0)

SB 805 - Passed (Y-77 N-19 A-0)

SB 927 - Appropriations Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-90 N-7 A-0)

SB 1053 - Passed (Y-89 N-8 A-0)

SB 1207 - Passed (Y-90 N-6 A-0)

SB 1208 - Passed (Y-88 N-9 A-0)

SB 1231 - Appropriations Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-84 N-12 A-0)

SB 1335 - Appropriations Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-89 N-8 A-0)

SB 1466 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-97 N-0 A-0)

HOUSE BILL WITH SENATE AMENDMENT

HB 1638 - Senate amendment agreed to (Y-53 N-44 A-0)

RESOLUTIONS

REGULAR CALENDAR

SJ 247 - Agreed to (Y-51 N-46 A-0)

SJ 248 - Agreed to (Y-55 N-42 A-0)

SJ 249 - Agreed to (Y-56 N-35 A-0), Reconsidered, Agreed to (Y-58 N-34 A-0)

SJ 293 - Agreed to (Y-96 N-1 A-0)

SENATE BILLS READ SECOND TIME

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS READ SECOND TIME

REGULAR CALENDAR

Motion by Delegate Herring to adjourn agreed to

House adjourned at 2:10 p.m. to meet on Friday, February 14, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.