School prayer and prayer in public meetings, public voluntary; urges Congress to propose amendment. (HJ94)
Introduced By
Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville) with support from 33 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge), Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton), Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. John A. Cox (R-Ashland), Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville), Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston), Del. Matt Fariss (R-Rustburg), Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls), Del. Greg Habeeb (R-Salem), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell), Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Manoli Loupassi (R-Richmond), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Joe May (R-Leesburg), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville), Del. Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg), Del. Will Morefield (R-North Tazewell), Del. Rick Morris (R-Carrollton), Del. Israel O'Quinn (R-Bristol), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding), Del. Margaret Ransone (R-Kinsale), Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield), Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan), Del. Tony Wilt (R-Harrisonburg), Del. Joseph Yost (R-Blacksburg), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
Description
Memorializing Congress; voluntary school prayer and prayer in public meetings. Memorializes the United States Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow for voluntary public school prayer and public prayer. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102149D |
01/10/2012 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
02/07/2012 | Reported from Rules with amendments (10-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2012 | Taken up |
02/10/2012 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/10/2012 | Amendment by Delegate Marshall, R.G. agreed to |
02/10/2012 | Engrossed by House as amended HJ94E |
02/10/2012 | Printed as engrossed 12102149D-E |
02/10/2012 | Agreed to by House (72-Y 23-N) |
02/10/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (72-Y 23-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2012 | Reading waived |
02/13/2012 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
02/24/2012 | Continued to 2013 in Rules |
11/30/2012 | Left in Rules |
Comments
" Closer to church ; farther from god ." I don't want to have to listen to your prayers . You should talk to your maker in private as Jesus said .