State song; designates 'Carry Me Back to Old Virginia,' by James A. Bland to be adopted. (HB565)
Introduced By
Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
State song. Designates "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia," by James A. Bland, as amended and adopted by the 2008 Session of the General Assembly, as the state song of the Commonwealth. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/07/2008 | Committee |
01/07/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081201480 |
01/07/2008 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
02/12/2008 | Left in Rules |
Comments
Why in the world are we wasting legislative time on this stuff? Southwest Virginia is bleeding jobs and talented young men and women to the rest of the state, and our representatives are concerned with state songs and school nurses. Sigh.