Virginia Senate Bill 760 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 27 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-04-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0768)

Veterans services in the Commonwealth. Requires the Department of Veterans Services to establish guidelines for the determination of eligibility for Virginia-domiciled veterans and their spouses, orphans, and dependents for participation in programs and benefits administered by the Department. The bill also establishes the Veterans Services Foundation as a body politic and corporate for the purposes of carrying out its statutory powers and duties. In addition the bill (i) adds the Chair of the Joint Leadership Council to the board of trustees and (ii) clarifies the purpose of the foundation to raise funds from the private sector for veterans services and programs in the state. In addition the bill changes references under the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Veterans Services from the Secretary of Administration to the Secretary of Public Safety. The bill incorporates

Veterans services; Department to establish guidelines for eligibility for domiciled veterans, etc.

Sen. George Barker [D]	Sen. Creigh Deeds [D]	Sen. John Edwards [D]	Sen. Emmett Hanger [R]
Sen. Edward Houck [D]	Sen. Linda Puller [D]	Sen. Frank Ruff [R]	Sen. Walter Stosch [R]
Sen. Patricia Ticer [D]	Sen. Frank Wagner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-04-14		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0768)
2008-03-27		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 768 (effective 7/1/08)
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 (SB760ER)
2008-03-08		Senate: Enrolled
2008-03-06		Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-03-04		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-03-04		House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-03-04		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB760H1
2008-03-04		House: Committee substitute agreed to 081875512-H1
2008-03-04		House: Read third time
2008-03-03		House: Read second time
2008-02-29		House: Committee substitute printed 081875512-H1
2008-02-28		House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2008-02-13		House: Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
2008-02-12		House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2008-02-12		House: Read first time
2008-02-12		House: Placed on Calendar
2008-02-05		Senate: Communicated to House
2008-02-05		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2008-02-04		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB760S1
2008-02-04		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 082397340-S1
2008-02-04		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2008-02-04		Senate: Read second time
2008-02-01		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2008-01-31		Senate: Committee substitute printed 082397340-S1
2008-01-30		Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-18		Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2008-01-18		Senate: Presented and ordered printed 084775340

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+SB760