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
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
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

DateAction
01/07/2008Committee
01/07/2008Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081201480
01/07/2008Referred to Committee on Rules
02/12/2008Left in Rules

Comments

Janet Hanks writes:

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.