Virginia Senate Bill 653 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 27 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0659)

Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Commission. Creates the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Commission in the executive branch of state government to encourage the economic development of Southwest Virginia through the expansion of cultural heritage ventures and initiatives related to tourism and other asset-based enterprises, including the Southwest Virginia Artisan Center, the Crooked Road, Round The Mountain, and related cultural heritage organizations and venues that promote entrepreneurial and employment opportunities. This bill is identical to

Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Commission, created.

Sen. Phillip Puckett [D]

Sen. Roscoe Reynolds [D]

Sen. William Wampler [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-31		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0659)
2008-03-27		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 659 (effective 3/27/08)
2008-03-11		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-08		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-08		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB653ER)
2008-03-08		Senate: Enrolled
2008-03-06		Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05		House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-03-05		House: Engrossed by House as amended
2008-03-05		Senate: Emergency clause added
2008-03-05		House: Committee amendment agreed to
2008-03-05		House: Read third time
2008-03-04		House: Read second time
2008-03-03		House: Reported from Rules with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-12		House: Referred to Committee on Rules
2008-02-12		House: Read first time
2008-02-12		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-06		Senate: Communicated to House
2008-02-06		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-02-05		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB653S1
2008-02-05		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 087311344-S1
2008-02-05		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2008-02-05		Senate: Read second time
2008-02-04		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-01		Senate: Committee substitute printed 087311344-S1
2008-02-01		Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-09		Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
2008-01-09		Senate: Presented and ordered printed 086175812

HB781 (Same As) 2008-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0654)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+SB653