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2004 SESSION
HB 798 Telephonic reading services; created.
Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Telecommunications; telephonic reading services. Authorizes funding for the operation of telephonic reading services through the assessments already being received for the telecommunications relay service. "Telephonic reading services" means audio information provided by telephone to the blind and visually impaired through a nationally available, multi-state service center to registered readers in all parts of the Commonwealth, including the interstate acquisition and distribution of daily newspapers and other information. Enactment of this bill is contingent upon future general fund appropriations.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 047258456 pdf | impact statement
- 03/26/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB798ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/21/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0849) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 047258456
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/27/04 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (18-Y 4-N)
- 01/29/04 House: Read first time
- 01/30/04 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/04 House: Read third time and passed House (90-Y 10-N)
- 02/02/04 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 10-N)
- 02/02/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/03/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 03/01/04 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/01/04 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 03/03/04 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendments (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/04/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/04 Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/04 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/05/04 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/05/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/05/04 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (36-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/05/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (36-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/08/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/09/04 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (9-Y 88-Y)
- 03/09/04 House: VOTE: REJECTED (9-Y 88-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/11/04 House: House acceded to request
- 03/11/04 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/11/04 House: Delegates: Petersen, Byron, Nixon
- 03/11/04 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/11/04 Senate: Senators: Williams, Wagner, Wampler
- 03/12/04 House: Conference report agreed to by House (69-Y 21-N)
- 03/12/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (69-Y 21-N)
- 03/13/04 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 03/13/04 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (37-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 03/26/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB798ER)
- 03/26/04 House: Enrolled
- 03/26/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/29/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/14/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 849 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/21/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0849)