Veterans; determination of status of unclaimed cremains. (SB433)
Introduced By
Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania) with support from 53 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Del. Mark Dudenhefer (R-Stafford), Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston), Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria), Del. Matt Fariss (R-Rustburg), Del. Tom Garrett (R-Louisa), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria), Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell), Del. Johnny Joannou (D-Portsmouth), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Manoli Loupassi (R-Richmond), Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Bob Purkey (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield), Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Bob Tata (R-Virginia Beach), Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton), Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria), Sen. Dick Black (R-Leesburg), Sen. Chuck Colgan (D-Manassas), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville), Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke), Sen. Mark Herring (D-Leesburg), Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston), Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke), Sen. Henry Marsh (D-Richmond), Sen. Steve Martin (R-Chesterfield), Sen. Don McEachin (D-Richmond), Sen. Steve Newman (R-Forest), Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg), Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax), Sen. Toddy Puller (D-Mount Vernon), Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville), Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake), Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta), Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland), Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon), Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. John Watkins (R-Midlothian)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Determination of status of unclaimed cremains belonging to veterans. Provides that prior to the disposal of any unclaimed cremains, a funeral director must submit the name and any other identifying information for such cremains to the Department of Veterans Services for the purposes of determining whether the unclaimed cremains are those of a veteran. Under the bill, the names and any personal identifying information submitted by a funeral director to the Department of Veterans Services are exempt from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act ( 2.2-3700 et seq.). Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 |
01/11/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103437D |
01/11/2012 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
01/23/2012 | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/23/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12104425D-S1 |
01/23/2012 | Substitute bill reprinted 12104425D-S1 |
01/25/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2012 | Read second time |
01/26/2012 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/26/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12104425D-S1 |
01/26/2012 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB433S1 |
01/27/2012 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (SB433S1) |
02/03/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (SB433) |
02/13/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
02/13/2012 | Read first time |
02/13/2012 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
02/16/2012 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2012 | Read second time |
02/20/2012 | Read third time |
02/20/2012 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2012 | Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House |
02/20/2012 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/20/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2012 | Enrolled |
02/22/2012 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB433ER) |
02/22/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (SB433ER) |
02/22/2012 | Signed by President |
02/22/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
03/06/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 120 (effective 7/1/12) |
03/06/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0120) |
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.