HB 1720 Virginia House of Delegates · 2017 Regular Session

Flag at half staff or mast; public safety personnel.

Summary
Expands the category of flags required to be flown at half staff or mast when a service member, police officer, firefighter, or emergency medical services provider is killed in the line of duty to include flags flown at any building owned and operated by any political subdivision of the Commonwealth. In addition, the bill adds state correctional officers to the list of public safety personnel for whom such flags are flown at half staff or mast.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 7, 2017 Signed Mar 13, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 344 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 20, 2017
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1720H1
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104759D-H1
legislature
Jan 17, 2017
Committee
Assigned MPPS sub: #3
legislature
Jan 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
legislature
Jan 7, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103040D
legislature
0 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.