SB 1173 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; eligibility.

Summary
Extends the benefits of the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program to the spouse or child of a veteran with at least a 90 percent permanent, service-related disability. Under current law, the spouse or child would be eligible for benefits only if the veteran's disability was incurred during military operations against terrorism, on a peacekeeping mission, as a result of a terrorist act, or in any armed conflict. Under the provisions of the bill, eligibility for stipends from the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Fund is unchanged. This bill is identical to
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2019 Last action Feb 27, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2019

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 24, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1173H1
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106506D-H1
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Higher Education
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1173ES1
upper
Jan 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105239D-S1
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Jan 3, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101602D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors