Veterans Services, Department of; JLARC to review. (SJ243)

Introduced By

Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg) with support from 31 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Tom Garrett (R-Louisa), Sen. Kenneth Alexander (D-Norfolk), Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria), Sen. Dick Black (R-Leesburg), Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville), Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon), Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston), Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac), Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton), Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth), Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke), Sen. Steve Martin (R-Chesterfield), Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville), Sen. Don McEachin (D-Richmond), Sen. Jeff McWaters (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg), Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg), Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax), Sen. Toddy Puller (D-Mount Vernon), Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania), Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville), Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Springfield), Sen. Ralph Smith (R-Roanoke), Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Moneta), Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland), Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester), Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-Leesburg)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate

Description

Study; JLARC to study Department of Veterans Services; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the Department of Veterans Services, including, among other things, the review of programs administered by the Department's agencies and other issues related to the provision of services to veterans. Read the Bill »

Status

02/17/2015: Passed the House

History

DateAction
01/11/2015Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102977D
01/11/2015Referred to Committee on Rules
01/27/2015Reported from Rules
01/29/2015Reading waived (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2015Read second time and engrossed
02/02/2015Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote
02/06/2015Placed on Calendar
02/06/2015Referred to Committee on Rules
02/13/2015Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2015Committee substitute printed 15105116D-H1
02/17/2015Taken up
02/17/2015Committee substitute agreed to 15105116D-H1
02/17/2015Engrossed by House - committee substitute SJ243H1
02/17/2015Agreed to by House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/17/2015VOTE: BLOCK VOTE ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2015House substitute agreed to by Senate
02/19/2015Title replaced 15105116D-H1
02/19/2015Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ243ER)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HJ557.