VA HB766 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 23 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0856)

Summary

Fraudulent academic credentials; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to operate a degree/diploma mill and to issue or manufacture a fraudulent academic credential or for a person to use one.

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Title

Fraudulent academic credentials; misdemeanor to use to obtain employment, promotion, etc.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-04-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0856)
2008-04-23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 856 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-04-23 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
2008-04-23 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2008-04-23 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB766ER2)
2008-04-23 House: Reenrolled
2008-04-23 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2008-04-23 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
2008-04-23 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
2008-04-23 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
2008-04-22 House: Placed on Calendar
2008-04-11 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
2008-03-09 Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-07 House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB766ER)
2008-03-07 House: Enrolled
2008-03-05 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 084103748-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05 House: Placed on Calendar
2008-03-04 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB766S1
2008-03-04 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 084103748-S1
2008-03-04 Senate: Read third time
2008-03-03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-29 Senate: Passed by for the day
2008-02-28 Senate: Committee substitute printed 084103748-S1
2008-02-28 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-19 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
2008-02-08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2008-02-08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-07 House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-02-07 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-02-06 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB766H1
2008-02-06 House: Committee substitute agreed to 080531748-H1
2008-02-06 House: Read second time
2008-02-05 House: Read first time
2008-02-04 House: Committee substitute printed 080531748-H1
2008-02-01 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2008-01-08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-01-08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083317816

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