Chaplains of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force; sermons. (SB690)
Introduced By
Sen. Dick Black (R-Leesburg) with support from co-patron Del. Dave LaRock (R-Loudoun)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Chaplains of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force; sermons. Prohibits censorship by state government officials or agencies of the religious content of sermons in services of worship made by chaplains of the Virginia National Guard while in Title 32 or State Active Duty status or of the Virginia Defense Force, so long as such content does not urge disobedience of lawful orders. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 11/21/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100675D |
| 11/21/2014 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 01/26/2015 | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/26/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15104326D-S1 |
| 01/27/2015 | Incorporates SB1295 |
| 01/28/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2015 | Read second time |
| 01/29/2015 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 01/29/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15104326D-S1 |
| 01/29/2015 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB690S1 |
| 01/30/2015 | Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/06/2015 | Read first time |
| 02/06/2015 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| 02/06/2015 | Assigned MPPS sub: #2 |
| 02/12/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| 02/13/2015 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2015 | Read second time |
| 02/17/2015 | Read third time |
| 02/17/2015 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/17/2015 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2015 | Enrolled |
| 02/20/2015 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB690ER) |
| 02/20/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/23/2015 | Signed by President |
| 02/24/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, March 30, 2015 |
| 02/24/2015 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/24/15 |
| 02/24/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
| 03/17/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 283 (effective 7/1/15) |
| 03/17/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0283) |
Comments
The Secular Coalition of Virginia strongly opposes this bill. SB690 is almost verbatim SB555 from last year's session which was correctly vetoed by the Governor. This bill does nothing to correct the concerns raised by SB555 and if anything only serves to potentially expose Guard and Defense members to religious proselytizing by Chaplains.