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SB679: Forest firefighting by localities or volunteer fire or rescue; recovery of costs.

This vote on SB679 was held in the Senate. This vote passed.

Yes

Explanation

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Status History

  • 01/14/2008 Presented and ordered printed 088737316
  • 01/14/2008 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
  • 01/24/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB679)
  • 01/29/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB679)
  • 02/04/2008 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/05/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2008 Read second time
  • 02/06/2008 Reading of amendment waived
  • 02/06/2008 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 02/06/2008 Engrossed by Senate as amended SB679E
  • 02/06/2008 Printed as engrossed 088737316-E
  • 02/07/2008 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2008 Communicated to House
  • 02/12/2008 Placed on Calendar
  • 02/12/2008 Read first time
  • 02/12/2008 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 02/13/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB679E)
  • 02/27/2008 Referred from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  • 02/27/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/29/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
  • 03/03/2008 Committee substitute printed 089600316-H1
  • 03/03/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB679H1)
  • 03/04/2008 Read second time
  • 03/05/2008 Read third time
  • 03/05/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 089600316-H1
  • 03/05/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB679H1
  • 03/05/2008 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
  • 03/05/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
  • 03/06/2008 House substitute rejected by Senate (5-Y 34-N)
  • 03/06/2008 House insisted on substitute
  • 03/06/2008 House requested conference committee
  • 03/06/2008 Senate acceded to request (37-Y 0-N)
  • 03/06/2008 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 03/06/2008 Senators: Reynolds, Deeds, Puckett
  • 03/06/2008 Conferees appointed by House
  • 03/06/2008 Delegates: Cline, Fralin, Johnson
  • 03/08/2008 Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
  • 03/08/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
  • 03/08/2008 Reading of conference report waived
  • 03/08/2008 Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 03/24/2008 Enrolled
  • 03/24/2008 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB679ER)
  • 03/24/2008 Signed by Speaker
  • 03/26/2008 Signed by President
  • 04/01/2008 Impact statement from DPB (SB679ER)
  • 04/23/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 835 (effective 7/1/08)