Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; planning, coordination, and implementation of 400th anniversary. (HB807)
Introduced By
Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls), Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan)
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
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; 400th anniversary of landmark events in Virginia's history; planning, coordination, and implementation. Requires all agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth, upon request, to designate liaisons and provide advice and assistance to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation for the planning, coordination, and implementation of the 400th anniversary of landmark events in Virginia's history in 2019. The bill permits the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, with the prior written approval of the Governor, to perform the following actions directly relating to the planning, coordination, and implementation of the 400th anniversary of landmark events in Virginia's history in 2019: (i) solicit and accept donations of materials and services to defray expenses; (ii) retain all nongeneral funds, including previous interfund transfers to central agencies, for expense reimbursement and identified savings; (iii) procure, with the maximum delegated authority available to any executive branch agency or institution in the Commonwealth, any goods and services with which there are minimum procurement requirements associated; (iv) consider all position levels, which may fluctuate depending upon workload and funding availability, for reference only; (v) receive assistance and advice from agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth without charge; and (vi) contact international, national, interstate, state, regional, and local elected and appointed officials. 2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the meeting of the first representative legislative assembly in the New World, known then as the House of Burgesses and being the antecedent of today's Virginia General Assembly, the oldest legislative body in the western hemisphere, and marks the 400th anniversary of other milestones in Virginia's and the nation's history, including the arrival of the first Africans to British America, the Virginia Company of London's attempt to expand the colony by recruiting a group of single women to send to Virginia, and observance of a service of Thanksgiving held at Berkeley Plantation. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2020. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2016 | Committee |
01/12/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101083D |
01/12/2016 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
01/28/2016 | Reported from Rules with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/29/2016 | Read first time |
02/01/2016 | Read second time |
02/01/2016 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/01/2016 | Engrossed by House as amended HB807E |
02/01/2016 | Printed as engrossed 16101083D-E |
02/02/2016 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/02/2016 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/03/2016 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
02/19/2016 | Reported from Rules (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2016 | Read third time |
02/23/2016 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2016 | Enrolled |
02/24/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB807ER) |
02/24/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB807ER) |
02/24/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2016 | Signed by President |
02/25/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 02/25/16 |
02/25/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016 |
03/01/2016 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 150 (effective 7/1/16) |
03/01/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0150) |