SB1136: Indians, Council on; changes membership thereof, report.

Chief Patron

Ryan McDougle (R-4)
Served: 2006–

Progress

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

Status

04/04/2007: enacted

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01/09/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 071998129
01/09/2007 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/16/2007 Impact statement from DPB (SB1136)
02/01/2007 Committee substitute printed 071579726-S1
02/02/2007 Impact statement from DPB (SB1136S1)
02/02/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/02/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2007 Read second time
02/05/2007 Reading of substitute waived
02/05/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 071579726-S1
02/05/2007 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1136S1
02/06/2007 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/06/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2007 Communicated to House
02/07/2007 Placed on Calendar
02/07/2007 Read first time
02/07/2007 Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/08/2007 Assigned GL sub: #4 Prof./Occup./Admin. (Cosgrove)
02/15/2007 Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2007 Committee substitute printed 070948276-H1
02/19/2007 Read second time
02/20/2007 Impact statement from DPB (SB1136H1)
02/20/2007 Read third time
02/20/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 070948276-H1
02/20/2007 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1136H1
02/20/2007 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/20/2007 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2007 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/22/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2007 Enrolled
03/08/2007 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1136ER)
03/08/2007 Signed by Speaker
03/11/2007 Signed by President
03/19/2007 Impact statement from DPB (SB1136ER)
03/26/2007 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/03/2007 Placed on Calendar
04/04/2007 Enacted, Chapter (effective 7/1/07)
04/04/2007 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
04/04/2007 G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/04/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/04/2007 Reenrolled
04/04/2007 Reenrolled bill text (SB1136ER2)
04/04/2007 Signed by President as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Enacted, Chapter 915 (effective 7/1/07)
04/11/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0915)

Summary

Council on Indians. Changes the membership of the Council on Indians to consist of the chiefs of the Virginia tribes officially recognized by the Commonwealth. Currently the membership includes legislative members. The bill also (i) provides for the chair and vice-chair to be elected from the membership annually, (ii) authorizes each tribal chief to appoint a designee to serve as his representative at meetings and other activities of the Council. In addition, the bill provides that it shall be the policy of the Commonwealth to recognize the sovereignty of Virginia tribes officially recognized by the Commonwealth and to operate with such tribes on a sovereign-to-sovereign basis.

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