HB 153 Virginia House of Delegates · 2018 Regular Session

Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves; disbursement of appropriated sums to maintain.

Summary
Authorizes the Comptroller of the Commonwealth to disburse appropriated sums to the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution for the maintenance of no more than 4,050 Revolutionary War graves set forth on a list submitted annually by the society to the Director of the Department of Historic Resources (the Director). The bill expands the categories of people whose graves may be maintained or marked to include persons rendering service to the Patriot cause in the Revolutionary War. The bill prohibits retroactive disbursements and requires the Director to deposit any funds that have been appropriated for grave maintenance but are not disbursed during the same fiscal year into the Revolutionary War Cemeteries and Graves Fund, which is created by the bill. The bill provides that the Director may use moneys in the Fund to make grants to perform extraordinary maintenance, renovation, repair, or reconstruction of cemeteries or graves or to erect and care for markers, memorials, and monuments.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Dec 20, 2017 Last action Mar 9, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
14
Amendments
1
Mar 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Mar 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB153S1
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107740D-S1
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Feb 19, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB153E
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment from Appropriations agreed to
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Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources agreed to
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources & Technology
legislature
Jan 31, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 24, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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Jan 15, 2018
Committee
Assigned ACNRsub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Dec 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Dec 20, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103142D
legislature
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors