HB477: Veterans Services Foundation; established as body politic and to fund veteran services and programs.

Chief Patron

Kirk Cox (R-66)
Colonial Heights, VA
Served: 1990–

Progress

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

Status

03/08/2008: enacted

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01/07/2008 Committee
01/07/2008 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 082351476
01/07/2008 Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/16/2008 Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
01/16/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB477)
02/05/2008 Reported from General Laws with amendment (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2008 Read first time
02/07/2008 Read second time
02/07/2008 Committee amendment agreed to
02/07/2008 Engrossed by House as amended HB477E
02/07/2008 Printed as engrossed 082351476-E
02/08/2008 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
02/08/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2008 Communicated to Senate
02/11/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/11/2008 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/13/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB477E)
02/20/2008 Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2008 Read third time
02/25/2008 Reading of amendment waived
02/25/2008 Committee amendment agreed to
02/25/2008 Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/25/2008 Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2008 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2008 Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2008 Placed on Calendar
02/27/2008 Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
02/27/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/29/2008 Enrolled
02/29/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB477ER)
02/29/2008 Signed by Speaker
03/03/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB477ER)
03/03/2008 Signed by President
03/07/2008 Governor's recommendation received by House
03/07/2008 Placed on Calendar
03/08/2008 Enacted, Chapter (effective 7/1/08)
03/08/2008 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 1-N)
03/08/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2008 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2008 G Governor's recommendation adopted
03/08/2008 Reenrolled
03/08/2008 Reenrolled bill text (HB477ER2)
03/08/2008 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
03/08/2008 Signed by President as reenrolled
03/08/2008 Enacted, Chapter 486 (effective 7/1/08)
03/14/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0486)

Summary

Veterans Services Foundation. Establishes the Veterans Services Foundation as a body politic and corporate to provide funding for veteran services and programs in the Commonwealth. The bill also (i) clarifies the purpose of the Veterans Services Foundation to raise funds from the private sector for veterans services and programs in the state and (ii) adds eight citizen members, appointed by the General Assembly, and the Chair of the Joint Leadership Council to the Foundation’s board of trustees.

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