Immigrant Assistance, Office of; created. (HB1174)
Introduced By
Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Brian Moran (D-Alexandria), Del. Harvey Morgan (R-Gloucester), Del. Dave Nutter (R-Christiansburg), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Office of Immigrant Assistance created. Establishes in the Department of Social Services an Office of Immigrant Assistance, to assist persons lawfully entering the United States and the Commonwealth for the purpose of becoming citizens. The Office shall (i) provide advice and assistance regarding the citizenship application process, and (ii) provide assistance within finding and securing employment, housing and services for which such persons may be eligible. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2008 | Committee |
01/09/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 082535544 |
01/09/2008 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
01/21/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1174) |
01/29/2008 | Reported from Rules with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/29/2008 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
01/30/2008 | Committee substitute printed 084216600-H1 |
02/01/2008 | Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources (Hamilton) |
02/01/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1174H1) |
02/08/2008 | Reported from Appropriations (24-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2008 | Read first time |
02/11/2008 | Read second time |
02/11/2008 | Committee substitute agreed to 084216600-H1 |
02/11/2008 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1174H1 |
02/12/2008 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/12/2008 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2008 | Communicated to Senate |
02/13/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/13/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/20/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 0-N) |
02/20/2008 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/26/2008 | Continued to 2009 in Finance (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2008 | Subject matter referred by letter to Commission on Immigration pursuant to Rule (L) |
Comments
This bill is a positive bill that would implement one of the recommendations in the report on acclimation of the foreign born contained in the 2004 Report of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission.