Veterans Services, Board of; membership, duties.
Summary
Removes requirements regarding specific areas of expertise for members appointed to the Board of Veterans Services (the Board) by the Governor. The bill also (i) extends the number of consecutive terms for legislative members from four to six two-year terms for members of the House of Delegates and from two to three four-year terms for members of the Senate; (ii) removes the requirement that the Board be organized into at least three standing committees; and (iii) makes other changes to the administration of the Board and the eligibility for reappointment of nonlegislative citizen members of the Board. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 11, 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
20
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 501 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 16, 2017
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17103606D
legislature
0 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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