Vietnam Human Rights Day. (HB2594)

Introduced By

Del. Bob Hull (D-Falls Church) with support from 21 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Kris Amundson (D-Mount Vernon), Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington), Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax), Del. Chuck Caputo (D-Oak Hill), Del. Al Eisenberg (D-Arlington), Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria), Del. Frank Hall (D-Richmond), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas), Del. Bobby Mathieson (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Ken Melvin (D-Portsmouth), Del. Paula Miller (D-Norfolk), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. David Poisson (D-Sterling), Del. Jim Scott (D-Merrifield), Del. Steve Shannon (D-Vienna), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)

Progress

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

Description

Vietnam Human Rights Day. Designates the 11th day of May of each year as Vietnam Human Rights Day in support of efforts by the Non-Violent Movement for Human Rights in Vietnam to achieve freedom and human rights for the people of Vietnam. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

Date	Action
01/22/2009	Presented and ordered printed 098833552
01/22/2009	Referred to Committee on Rules
02/03/2009	Reported from Rules (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2009	Read first time
02/06/2009	Read second time
02/06/2009	Engrossed by House
02/08/2009	Passed by for the day
02/09/2009	Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
02/09/2009	VOTE: --- PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2009	Constitutional reading dispensed
02/10/2009	Referred to Committee on Rules
02/11/2009	Constitutional reading dispensed
02/11/2009	Referred to Committee on Rules
02/20/2009	Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2009	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2009	Read third time
02/24/2009	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/28/2009	Enrolled
02/28/2009	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2594ER)
02/28/2009	Signed by Speaker
02/28/2009	Signed by President
03/27/2009	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 489 (effective 7/1/09)
03/27/2009	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 30 seconds.

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