Veterans Services, Department of; ratio of department staff to veterans residing in State. (SB1399)

Introduced By

Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton)

Progress

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

Description

Department of Veterans Services; ratio of department staff to veterans residing in the Commonwealth. Clarifies that the number of employees assigned to the processing of benefit claims shall be sufficient to maintain a ratio of one staff person for every 26,212 veterans residing in the Commonwealth. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/18/2011Presented and ordered printed 11103988D
01/18/2011Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/24/2011Impact statement from DPB (SB1399)
01/26/2011Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2011Passed by for the day
01/31/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/01/2011Read second time and engrossed
02/02/2011Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2011Placed on Calendar
02/07/2011Read first time
02/07/2011Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/15/2011Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2011Read second time
02/17/2011Read third time
02/17/2011Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/17/2011VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2011Enrolled
02/23/2011Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1399ER)
02/23/2011Impact statement from DPB (SB1399ER)
02/23/2011Signed by President
02/23/2011Signed by Speaker
03/22/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 358 (effective 7/1/11)
03/22/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358)

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 55 seconds.