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House advances scores of bills on education, health, housing and agriculture; votes recorded on multiple measures
Summary
During the March 2 session the House advanced a long calendar of Senate and House bills across education, health, housing, and agriculture, adopted committee substitutes and recorded multiple roll-call votes including passage of SB 163 (98–0) and passage of SB 63 (96–3).
The Virginia House of Delegates on March 2 moved a broad set of measures through third reading and other procedural steps, clearing a long calendar that included bills on education, public health, housing, agriculture and energy.
The morning began with routine business, guest recognitions and ceremonial remarks. The clerk then read and the chamber considered an extensive uncontested block of Senate bills addressing issues such as at-risk student funding (SB 33), automated external defibrillators at local sporting events (SB 87), and a strategic opioid-response plan (SB 308). Several committee substitutes were adopted by voice vote or recorded vote as required.
Notable recorded outcomes included the passage of SB 163 (pesticide control; volunteer certification) on a recorded tally of 98–0, and SB 63 (Board of Education approval of IB diploma equivalency) on a recorded tally of 96–3. The day’s calendar also included a package of housing and energy bills: a mixed-income housing pilot program and a solar interconnection grant program moved forward after committee-substitute motions and recorded votes. The House accepted a conference committee report for SB 581, a charter bill for the City of Fairfax.
Procedural items included motions to re-refer SB 464 to the committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and requests for committees of conference on several bills where the Senate had insisted on its amendments. The House also handled scheduling motions, moving several resolutions to later dates and laying memorial and commendation resolutions on the speaker’s table.
The chamber adjourned to reconvene the following day at noon, with several standing committees scheduled to meet in the afternoon.
Votes at a glance
- SB 163 (pesticide control, volunteer certification): recorded vote Eyes 98, Nos 0 — Passed. - SB 63 (education, IB diploma equivalency): recorded vote Eyes 96, Nos 3 — Passed. - SB 802 (DEQ to pursue RGGI reentry): recorded vote Eyes 64, Nos 35 — Passed.
This summary covers the prominent actions taken on March 2; other bills and committee substitutes were handled on the record as described in the House calendar.
