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2003 SESSION
HB 1774 Department of Veterans Services.
Introduced by: Frank D. Hargrove, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Department of Veterans Services. Consolidates veterans benefit claims support and veterans care center and cemetery services into the newly created Department of Veterans Services, headed by the Commissioner of Veterans Services. The bill also establishes the Veterans Service Board to advise and make recommendations to the Commissioner regarding future projects for the benefit of the State's veterans and to establish policies coordinating the delivery of veterans services. In addition, the bill establishes the Veterans Services Foundation to administer the Veterans Services Fund and the Joint Leadership Council of Veterans Service Organizations. The bill abolishes the Department of Veterans' Affairs, the Virginia Veterans Care Center Board of Trustees, the Board on Veterans' Affairs and the Virginia Veterans Cemetery Board. This bill is identical to SB 1092.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 036819211 pdf
- 01/22/03 House: Committee substitute printed 030925904-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/03 House: Printed as engrossed 030925904-EH1 pdf
- 02/26/03 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1774ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0657) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 036819211
- 01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/09/03 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 3
- 01/21/03 House: Reported from General Laws with sub (21-Y 1-N)
- 01/22/03 House: Committee substitute printed 030925904-H1
- 01/22/03 House: Read first time
- 01/23/03 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/24/03 House: Read second time
- 01/24/03 House: Committee substitute agreed to 030925904-H1
- 01/24/03 House: Amendments by Del. Hargrove agreed to
- 01/24/03 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. w/amds 030925904-EH1
- 01/24/03 House: Printed as engrossed 030925904-EH1
- 01/27/03 House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/03 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/03 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/28/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/05/03 Senate: Reported from General Laws with amds (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/03 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/03 Senate: Read third time
- 02/10/03 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/10/03 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/10/03 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/10/03 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/10/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/11/03 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/03 House: Senate Title amendments agreed to by House
- 02/12/03 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/03 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/03 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1774ER)
- 03/05/03 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 657 (effective 7/1/03)
- 03/27/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0657)