Veterans Services, Board of; increases membership and clarifies scope of responsibilities.
Summary
Increases the membership of the Board of Veterans Services by adding an additional member of the House of Delegates, an additional member of the Senate of Virginia, an additional nonlegislative citizen member, and an additional ex officio member, the Chairman of the Virginia War Memorial Foundation. The bill also clarifies the scope of responsibility of the Board to include policy recommendations related to the mission of the Virginia War Memorial. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2020.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 5, 2019
Signed Feb 19, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 16, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 16, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 19, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 40 (effective 1/1/20)
executive
Feb 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 16, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 5, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101671D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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