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