Purple Heart Day; designating as August 7, 2016, and each succeeding year thereafter. (SJ102)

Introduced By

Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg) with support from 85 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge), Del. Terry Austin (R-Buchanan), Del. Lamont Bagby (D-Richmond), Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton), Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax), Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg), Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Chris Collins (R-Winchester), Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Del. Glenn Davis (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Mark Dudenhefer (R-Stafford), Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston), Del. Matt Fariss (R-Rustburg), Del. Peter Farrell (R-Henrico), Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland), Del. Nick Freitas (R-Culpeper), Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Steve Heretick (D-Portsmouth), Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria), Del. Daun Hester (D-Norfolk), Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Paul Krizek (D-Alexandria), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Jay Leftwich (R-Chesapeake), Del. Joe Lindsey (D-Norfolk), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Manoli Loupassi (R-Richmond), Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg), Del. Jason Miyares (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Will Morefield (R-North Tazewell), Del. Rick Morris (R-Carrollton), Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Scott Taylor (R-Virginia Beach), Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), Del. Michael Webert (R-Marshall), Del. Tommy Wright (R-Victoria), Del. David Yancey (R-Newport News), Sen. John Bell (D-Chantilly), Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon), Sen. Ben Chafin (R-Lebanon), Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Bath), Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant (R-Henrico), Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke), Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington), Sen. Tom Garrett (R-Lynchburg), Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston), Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton), Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke), Sen. Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg), Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville), Sen. Jeremy McPike (D-Dale City), Sen. Steve Newman (R-Forest), Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg), Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania), Sen. Frank Ruff (R-Clarksville), Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Springfield), Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake), Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland), Sen. Glen Sturtevant (R-Midlothian), Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon), Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester), Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-Leesburg)

Description

Purple Heart Day. Designates August 7, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Purple Heart Day in Virginia. Read the Bill »

Status

02/22/2016: Passed the House

History