Virginia Defense Force; maximum age for recruitment.
Summary
Virginia Defense Force; maximum age for recruitment. Permits the Adjutant General of Virginia to recruit members to the Virginia Defense Force who are between the ages of 65 and 75. Under current law, the Adjutant General is only permitted to retain existing members of the Virginia Defense Force once they have attained the age of 65.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Mar 27, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 27, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 488 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103987D
lower
1 primary · 38 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Don Scott
DDemocratic
Co
Amanda Batten
RRepublican
Co
Barry Knight
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Orrock
RRepublican
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Carrie Coyner
RRepublican
Co
Chris Head
RRepublican
Co
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
Co
Ellen Campbell
RRepublican
Co
Emily Jordan
RRepublican
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