Benefit claims assistance; requires Commissioner Dept. of Veterans Services to ensure assistance. (HB2279)
Introduced By
Del. Danny Bowling (D-Oakwood) with support from 47 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Mamye BaCote (D-Newport News), Del. William Barlow (D-Smithfield), Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington), Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax), Del. Chuck Caputo (D-Oak Hill), Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria), Del. Frank Hall (D-Richmond), Del. Algie Howell (D-Norfolk), Del. Bob Hull (D-Falls Church), Del. Johnny Joannou (D-Portsmouth), Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Bobby Mathieson (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Joe May (R-Leesburg), Del. Paula Miller (D-Norfolk), Del. Harvey Morgan (R-Gloucester), Del. Paul Nichols (D-Woodbridge), Del. Sam Nixon (R-Richmond), Del. Glenn Oder (R-Newport News), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Bob Purkey (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Jim Scott (D-Merrifield), Del. Beverly Sherwood (R-Winchester), Del. Jim Shuler (D-Blacksburg), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Del. Bob Tata (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Del. Shannon Valentine (D-Lynchburg), Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), Sen. Harry Blevins (R-Chesapeake), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-Fairfax), Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville), Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke), Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke), Sen. Henry Marsh (D-Richmond), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond), Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond), Sen. Fred Quayle (R-Suffolk), Sen. Roscoe Reynolds (D-Martinsville), Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville), Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake), Sen. Walter Stosch (R-Glen Allen), Sen. Patsy Ticer (D-Alexandria), Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-Arlington)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Department of Veterans Services; Commissioner; benefit claims assistance. Requires the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services to ensure that benefit claims assistance is provided on a regular basis at locations other than established service offices. Current law specifies that the personnel assigned by the Commissioner to process benefit claims at locations other than the service office at least one day per week. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/14/2009 | Committee |
01/14/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098095824 |
01/14/2009 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/23/2009 | Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming |
01/29/2009 | Subcommittee recommends reporting |
01/30/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2279) |
02/03/2009 | Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2009 | Read first time |
02/05/2009 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/06/2009 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/06/2009 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/09/2009 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
02/11/2009 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2009 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2009 | Read third time |
02/16/2009 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2009 | Enrolled |
02/18/2009 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2279ER) |
02/18/2009 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2279ER) |
02/18/2009 | Signed by Speaker |
02/18/2009 | Signed by President |
02/26/2009 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 136 (effective 7/1/09) |
02/26/2009 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0136) |