Uniform Flag Act; flags shall be flown at half-mast for one day to honor fallen Virginians. (HB573)
Introduced By
Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville) with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Nick Rush (R-Christiansburg)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Uniform Flag Act. Provides that whenever a member of the United States armed forces, a police officer, or a firefighter who is a resident of Virginia is killed in the line of duty, all flags, national, state, and local, flown at any building owned by the Commonwealth shall be flown at half staff or mast for one day to honor and acknowledge respect for those who made the supreme sacrifice. The Department of Veterans Services and the Department of State Police are to work together to develop procedures to effectuate the purposes of the bill. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
---|---|
01/10/2012 | Committee |
01/10/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100552D |
01/10/2012 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
01/18/2012 | Assigned MPPS sub: #3 |
01/23/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB573) |
02/06/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2012 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12105233D-H1 |
02/12/2012 | Read first time |
02/13/2012 | Read second time |
02/13/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12105233D-H1 |
02/13/2012 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB573H1 |
02/14/2012 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
02/14/2012 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/15/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/20/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB573H1) |
02/27/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/29/2012 | Read third time |
02/29/2012 | Reading of amendments waived |
02/29/2012 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/29/2012 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/29/2012 | Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/01/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
03/02/2012 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N) |
03/02/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/07/2012 | Enrolled |
03/07/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB573ER) |
03/07/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB573ER) |
03/07/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
03/08/2012 | Signed by President |
04/09/2012 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
04/17/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
04/18/2012 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) |
04/18/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/18/2012 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/18/2012 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
04/18/2012 | Reenrolled |
04/18/2012 | Reenrolled bill text (HB573ER2) |
04/18/2012 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/18/2012 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/18/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 767 (effective 7/1/12) |
04/18/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0767) |