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

Introduced By

Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) with support from 74 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Watkins Abbitt (I-Appomattox), Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Kris Amundson (D-Mount Vernon), Del. Ward Armstrong (D-Martinsville), Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Mamye BaCote (D-Newport News), Del. William Barlow (D-Smithfield), Del. Joe Bouchard (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Danny Bowling (D-Oakwood), Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington), Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. Al Eisenberg (D-Arlington), Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria), Del. Bill Fralin (R-Roanoke), Del. Tom Gear (R-Hampton), Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock), Del. Morgan Griffith (R-Salem), Del. Frank Hall (D-Richmond), Del. Phil Hamilton (R-Newport News), Del. Frank Hargrove (R-Glen Allen), Del. Algie Howell (D-Norfolk), Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell), Del. Bill Janis (R-Glen Allen), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Bobby Mathieson (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Joe May (R-Leesburg), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville), Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manassas), Del. Paula Miller (D-Norfolk), Del. Brian Moran (D-Alexandria), Del. Harvey Morgan (R-Gloucester), Del. Sam Nixon (R-Richmond), Del. Dave Nutter (R-Christiansburg), Del. Glenn Oder (R-Newport News), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Brenda Pogge (R-Williamsburg), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. Lacey Putney (I-Bedford), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Del. Jim Shuler (D-Blacksburg), Del. Terrie Suit (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Bob Tata (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton), Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan), Del. Onzlee Ware (D-Roanoke), Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria), Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville), Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke), Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon), Sen. Edd Houck (D-Spotsylvania), Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac), Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton), Sen. Steve Martin (R-Chesterfield), Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville), Sen. Walter Stosch (R-Glen Allen), Sen. Patsy Ticer (D-Alexandria), Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

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

Description

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 Foundations board of trustees. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

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