Veterans Services, Board of; voting by ex officio members. (SB297)

Introduced By

Sen. Toddy Puller (D-Mount Vernon) with support from co-patrons Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke), and Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)

Progress

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

Description

Board of Veterans Services; voting by ex officio members.  Grants full voting privileges to the ex officio members of the Board of Veterans Services. Currently, only the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services has voting privileges. As a result of the provisions of the bill, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Veterans Services Foundation and the Chairman of the Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations, or their designees, will have full voting privileges on the Board of Veterans Services. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12
01/10/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101880D
01/10/2012Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/16/2012Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/18/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/19/2012Read second time and engrossed
01/20/2012Bills placed in block (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/20/2012Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/20/2012Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/20/2012Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB297)
02/13/2012Placed on Calendar
02/13/2012Read first time
02/13/2012Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/16/2012Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2012Read second time
02/21/2012Read third time
02/21/2012Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-0Y 0-N)
02/21/2012VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2012Enrolled
02/24/2012Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB297ER)
02/24/2012Impact statement from DPB (SB297ER)
02/24/2012Signed by Speaker
02/27/2012Signed by President
03/07/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 162 (effective 7/1/12)
03/07/2012G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0162)

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 25 seconds.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB730.