State parks; reduces penalty for violating regulations. (HB2143)

Introduced By

Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

State park regulations. Reduces the penalty for violating Virginia state park regulations from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 3 misdemeanor. Read the Bill »

Status

03/20/2007: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/09/2007Committee
01/09/2007Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 074470118
01/09/2007Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/18/2007Assigned ACNRsub: Natural Resources (Ware, R.L.)
01/23/2007Impact statement from DPB (HB2143)
01/25/2007Read first time
01/26/2007Read second time and engrossed
01/29/2007Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/29/2007VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2007Communicated to Senate
01/30/2007Constitutional reading dispensed
01/30/2007Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
02/13/2007Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/13/2007VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2007Read third time
02/14/2007Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/14/2007Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/14/2007VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2007Enrolled
02/21/2007Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2143ER)
02/21/2007Signed by Speaker
02/22/2007Signed by President
03/09/2007Impact statement from DPB (HB2143ER)
03/20/2007G Approved by Governor-Chapter 632 (effective 7/1/07)
04/05/2007G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0632)

Comments

Waldo Jaquith writes:

Reducing punishments? Bravo. Assuming that this is reasonable measure, I'm impressed that Del. Kilgore would introduce a bill bucking the trend of ever-harsher punishments.