HB2348: Women's right to vote; Va. Historical Society shall plan commemoration of centennial anniversary.


VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to commemorate the centennial anniversary of women's right to vote.
[H 2348]
Approved

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. With such funds as are appropriated by the General Assembly and with the agreement of the Virginia Historical Society (the Society), the Society shall plan and lead the Commonwealth in commemorating the centennial anniversary of women's right to vote in 2020.

§ 2. The Society shall have the powers and duties to:

1. Plan, develop, and perform programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the centennial of women's right to vote and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution;

2. Collaborate with the Library of Virginia, the Department of Education, the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries Special Collections and Archives, and other interested persons and civic and community organizations to plan, provide, and promote appropriate educational and cultural programs to commemorate the history and leaders of women's suffrage in the Commonwealth;

3. Engage and encourage civic, historical, educational, and other organizations throughout the Commonwealth to organize and participate in activities to expand the understanding and appreciation of the significance of the centennial of women's right to vote;

4. Solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or other funds received by the task force for the purpose of aiding or facilitating its work; and

5. Perform such other duties, functions, and activities as may be necessary to facilitate and implement the objectives of this act.

§ 2. To assist the Society in its work, a task force is hereby created consisting of 12 members as follows: five legislative members, five nonlegislative citizen members, and two ex officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: three members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; two members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and one nonlegislative citizen member to be appointed by the Governor. The Librarian of Virginia or his designee and one representative of the Virginia Historical Society shall serve ex officio without voting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the task force shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the chairman of the task force and the respective Clerk, nonlegislative citizen members shall be reimbursed only for travel originating and ending within the Commonwealth for the purpose of attending meetings.

Legislative members and ex officio members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.

The task force shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership, who shall be members of the General Assembly.

§ 3. Quorum and meetings.

A majority of the members of the task force shall constitute a quorum. The task force shall meet no more than four times each year. The meetings of the task force shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.

§ 4. Compensation; expenses.

Legislative members shall receive such compensation as provided in the general appropriation act and the Society shall submit such attendance reports as necessary to the Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate to facilitate the payment of such compensation. From the appropriations to the Society as provided in the general appropriation act, the Society shall pay nonlegislative citizen members such compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2813 of the Code of Virginia and shall reimburse all members for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825 of the Code of Virginia.

§ 5. The provisions of this act shall expire on January 1, 2021.


HOUSE BILL NO. 2348
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Rules
on February 10, 2017)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Byron)
A BILL to commemorate the centennial anniversary of women's right to vote.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. With such funds as are appropriated by the General Assembly and with the agreement of the Virginia Historical Society (the Society), the Society shall plan and lead the Commonwealth in commemorating the centennial anniversary of women's right to vote in 2020.

§ 2. The Society shall have the powers and duties to:

1. Plan, develop, and perform programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the centennial of women's right to vote and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution;

2. Collaborate with the Library of Virginia, the Department of Education, the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries Special Collections and Archives, and other interested persons and civic and community organizations to plan, provide, and promote appropriate educational and cultural programs to commemorate the history and leaders of women's suffrage in the Commonwealth;

3. Engage and encourage civic, historical, educational, and other organizations throughout the Commonwealth to organize and participate in activities to expand the understanding and appreciation of the significance of the centennial of women's right to vote;

4. Solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or other funds received by the task force for the purpose of aiding or facilitating its work; and

5. Perform such other duties, functions, and activities as may be necessary to facilitate and implement the objectives of this act.

§ 2. To assist the Society in its work, a task force is hereby created consisting of 12 members as follows: five legislative members, five nonlegislative citizen members, and two ex officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: three members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; two members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and one nonlegislative citizen member to be appointed by the Governor. The Librarian of Virginia or his designee and one representative of the Virginia Historical Society shall serve ex officio without voting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the task force shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the chairman of the task force and the respective Clerk, nonlegislative citizen members shall be reimbursed only for travel originating and ending within the Commonwealth for the purpose of attending meetings.

Legislative members and ex officio members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.

The task force shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership, who shall be members of the General Assembly.

§ 3. Quorum and meetings.

A majority of the members of the task force shall constitute a quorum. The task force shall meet no more than four times each year. The meetings of the task force shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.

§ 4. Compensation; expenses.

Legislative members shall receive such compensation as provided in the general appropriation act and the Society shall submit such attendance reports as necessary to the Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate to facilitate the payment of such compensation. From the appropriations to the Society as provided in the general appropriation act, the Society shall pay nonlegislative citizen members such compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2813 of the Code of Virginia and shall reimburse all members for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825 of the Code of Virginia.

§ 5. The provisions of this act shall expire on January 1, 2021.


HOUSE BILL NO. 2348
House Amendments in [ ] -- February 6, 2017
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 30 a chapter numbered 60, consisting of sections numbered 30-376 through 30-384, relating to the Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote; report.
Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Byron

Referred to Committee on Rules

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Title 30 a chapter numbered 60, consisting of sections numbered 30-376 through 30-384, as follows:

CHAPTER 60.
COMMISSION FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF THE CENTENNIAL OF WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE.

§ 30-376. Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote; purpose.

The Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote (the Commission) is established in the legislative branch of state government. The purpose of the Commission is to plan and lead the Commonwealth in commemorating the centennial anniversary of women's right to vote in 2020.

§ 30-377. Membership; terms; vacancies; chairman and vice-chairman.

The Commission shall consist of nine members that shall include five legislative members, two nonlegislative citizen members, and two ex officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: three members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; two members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one nonlegislative citizen member to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; one nonlegislative citizen to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and the Librarian of Virginia or his designee and one representative of the Virginia Historical Society to serve ex officio without voting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the chairman of the Commission and the respective Clerk, nonlegislative citizen members shall only be reimbursed for travel originating and ending within the Commonwealth for the purpose of attending meetings.

Legislative members and ex officio members of the Commission shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of two years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Legislative members and nonlegislative citizen members may be reappointed. However, no nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member's eligibility for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.

The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership, who shall be members of the General Assembly.

§ 30-378. Quorum; meetings; voting on recommendations.

A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.

No recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the House members or a majority of the Senate members appointed to the Commission (i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission.

§ 30-379. Compensation; expenses.

Legislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12, and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2813. All members shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.1-2813 and 2.2-2825. However, all such compensation and expenses shall be paid from existing appropriations to the Commission or, if unfunded, shall be approved by the Joint Rules Committee.

§ 30-380. Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote Fund.

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote Fund, referred to in this section as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys, gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or other funds from any source as may be received by the Commission for its work shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of enabling the Commission to perform its duties. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the chairman of the Commission.

§ 30-381. Powers and duties of the Commission.

The Commission shall have the powers and duties to:

1. Plan, develop, and perform programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the centennial of women's right to vote and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution;

2. Collaborate with the Library of Virginia, the Virginia Historical Society, the Department of Education, the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries Special Collections and Archives, and other interested persons and civic and community organizations to plan, provide, and promote appropriate educational and cultural programs to commemorate the history and leaders of women's suffrage in the Commonwealth;

3. Engage and encourage civic, historical, educational, and other organizations throughout the Commonwealth to organize and participate in activities to expand the understanding and appreciation of the significance of the centennial of women's right to vote;

4. Solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or other funds received by the Commission for the purpose of aiding or facilitating its work; and

5. Perform such other duties, functions, and activities as may be necessary to facilitate and implement the objectives of this chapter.

§ 30-382. Staffing.

Administrative staff support shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the House or Delegates or the Office of the Clerk of the Senate as may be appropriate for the house in which the chairman of the Commission serves. The Division of Legislative Services shall provide legal, research, policy analysis, and other services as requested by the Commission.

All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Commission, upon request.

§ 30-383. Chairman's executive summary of activity and work of the Commission.

The chairman shall submit to the General Assembly and the Governor an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Commission no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website. At the conclusion of the commemoration, the chairman of the Commission shall submit to the 2021 Session of the General Assembly and the Governor a final report for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

§ 30-384. Sunset.

This chapter shall expire on September 30, 2020.

[ 2. That the provisions of this act shall not become effective unless an appropriation effectuating the purposes of this act is included in a general appropriation act passed in 2017 by the General Assembly that becomes law. ]

HOUSE BILL NO. 2348

Offered January 14, 2017
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 30 a chapter numbered 60, consisting of sections numbered 30-376 through 30-384, relating to the Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote; report.
Patron-- Byron

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Title 30 a chapter numbered 60, consisting of sections numbered 30-376 through 30-384, as follows:

CHAPTER 60.
COMMISSION FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF THE CENTENNIAL OF WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE.

§ 30-376. Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote; purpose.

The Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote (the Commission) is established in the legislative branch of state government. The purpose of the Commission is to plan and lead the Commonwealth in commemorating the centennial anniversary of women's right to vote in 2020.

§ 30-377. Membership; terms; vacancies; chairman and vice-chairman.

The Commission shall consist of nine members that shall include five legislative members, two nonlegislative citizen members, and two ex officio members. Members shall be appointed as follows: three members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; two members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one nonlegislative citizen member to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; one nonlegislative citizen to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and the Librarian of Virginia or his designee and one representative of the Virginia Historical Society to serve ex officio without voting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the chairman of the Commission and the respective Clerk, nonlegislative citizen members shall only be reimbursed for travel originating and ending within the Commonwealth for the purpose of attending meetings.

Legislative members and ex officio members of the Commission shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of two years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Legislative members and nonlegislative citizen members may be reappointed. However, no nonlegislative citizen member shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member's eligibility for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.

The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership, who shall be members of the General Assembly.

§ 30-378. Quorum; meetings; voting on recommendations.

A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.

No recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the House members or a majority of the Senate members appointed to the Commission (i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission.

§ 30-379. Compensation; expenses.

Legislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12, and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2813. All members shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.1-2813 and 2.2-2825. However, all such compensation and expenses shall be paid from existing appropriations to the Commission or, if unfunded, shall be approved by the Joint Rules Committee.

§ 30-380. Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote Fund.

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote Fund, referred to in this section as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys, gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or other funds from any source as may be received by the Commission for its work shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of enabling the Commission to perform its duties. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the chairman of the Commission.

§ 30-381. Powers and duties of the Commission.

The Commission shall have the powers and duties to:

1. Plan, develop, and perform programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the centennial of women's right to vote and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution;

2. Collaborate with the Library of Virginia, the Virginia Historical Society, the Department of Education, the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries Special Collections and Archives, and other interested persons and civic and community organizations to plan, provide, and promote appropriate educational and cultural programs to commemorate the history and leaders of women's suffrage in the Commonwealth;

3. Engage and encourage civic, historical, educational, and other organizations throughout the Commonwealth to organize and participate in activities to expand the understanding and appreciation of the significance of the centennial of women's right to vote;

4. Solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or other funds received by the Commission for the purpose of aiding or facilitating its work; and

5. Perform such other duties, functions, and activities as may be necessary to facilitate and implement the objectives of this chapter.

§ 30-382. Staffing.

Administrative staff support shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the House or Delegates or the Office of the Clerk of the Senate as may be appropriate for the house in which the chairman of the Commission serves. The Division of Legislative Services shall provide legal, research, policy analysis, and other services as requested by the Commission.

All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Commission, upon request.

§ 30-383. Chairman's executive summary of activity and work of the Commission.

The chairman shall submit to the General Assembly and the Governor an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Commission no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website. At the conclusion of the commemoration, the chairman of the Commission shall submit to the 2021 Session of the General Assembly and the Governor a final report for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

§ 30-384. Sunset.

This chapter shall expire on September 30, 2020.

2. That the provisions of this act shall not become effective unless an appropriation effectuating the purposes of this act is included in a general appropriation act passed in 2017 by the General Assembly that becomes law.