Aging, Commonwealth Council on; duties. (SB1437)

Introduced By

Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Commonwealth Council on Aging; duties. Imposes on the Commonwealth Council on Aging a duty to assist and advise the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services regarding strategies to improve nutritional health, alleviate hunger, and prevent malnutrition among older adults. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/13/2017Presented and ordered printed 17103468D
01/13/2017Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/13/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1437)
01/23/2017Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
01/25/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/26/2017Read second time and engrossed
01/27/2017Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N 2-A) (see vote tally)
01/27/2017Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2017Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2017Placed on Calendar
01/31/2017Read first time
01/31/2017Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/09/2017Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2017Read second time
02/13/2017Read third time
02/13/2017Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/13/2017VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2017Enrolled
02/15/2017Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1437ER)
02/15/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB1437ER)
02/15/2017Signed by Speaker
02/17/2017Signed by President
02/17/2017Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
02/17/2017G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
02/23/2017G Approved by Governor-Chapter 202 (effective 7/1/17)
02/23/2017G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0202)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake): BEEN PROVEN THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF MY EAR BUT IT COULD KILL ME, I GO SEE MY DOCTOR. HE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT I WON'T HAVE A HEART ATTACK. LET'S TRY IT. GIVE A SISTER A BREAK. LET'S TRY IT. THERE'S NO SIDE EFFECTS THAT CAN HAPPEN. IT'S GOOD. LET'S PASS THIS BILL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL SENATE BILL 1298 PASS. ALL IN FAVOR --.

Sen. Lionell Spruill (D-Chesapeake): MR. PRESIDENT, IF NO ONE SELLS IS GOING TO SPEAK, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ONE LAST POINT, BECAUSE I REGRET THAT ONE


[Unknown]: CHESAPEAKE, SENATOR COSGROVE.

Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SPEAKING TO THE BILL.

[Unknown]: SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR.

Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake): MR. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE, I HOPE YOU WILL NOT SUPPORT THIS BILL. LOOK, SOONER OR LATER, WHOEVER IS DOING THIS APPLICATION IS GOING TO HAVE TO OWN UP TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE A CONVICTED FELON. WHY PUT IT AT THE END WHEN IT COULD JUST BE AT THE FRONT. IT ADDS MORE TIME, MORE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS, MORE PAPERWORK, AND THEN MAYBE LITIGATION AFTER THAT. I JUST DON'T THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, AND I HOPE WE WON'T SUPPORT THE BILL.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR. SPEAKING TO THE BILL. THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I WOULD SAY TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT THIS IS A JOBS BILL. IT IS NOT A WASTE OF TIME WHEN WE ALLOW A PERSON TO JOIN THE WORKFORCE AND BE ABLE TO HAVE A JOB. IT ALLOWS HIM TO TAKE CARE OF HIS FAMILY AND BE ANOTHER -- BEGIN BECOME A MEMBER OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND THAT WE DO BELIEVE IN SECOND CHOICES, AND IF THIS PERSON'S SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES SHOW THAT HE CAN HANDLE THE JOB, THAT SAYS ONE MORE PERSON ON THE EMPLOYMENT ROLLS, AND I THINK THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING, AND I WOULD ASK AGAIN THAT THIS BILL PASS. THE SENATOR FROM WESTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY, SENATOR MARSDEN.

Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SPEAKING TO THE BILL.

[Unknown]: SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR.

Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK HERE IN RICHMOND AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, AND REVIEWED MANY, MANY APPLICANTS FOR JOBS, AND TO BE