SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2004 SESSION
SB 543 Agriculture and Forestry, Secretary of; established.
Introduced by: Charles R. Hawkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Establishes the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: Department of Forestry, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia Agricultural Council, and Virginia Marine Products Board. The provisions of this bill will become effective no later than the beginning of the term of the Governor elected November 8, 2005; however, if funding for the position and expenses of the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry is included in the 2004 appropriation act passed by the General Assembly, this bill will become effective beginning on the date set out in the appropriation act. This bill also directs the Governor to appoint a Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry within the Secretariat of Commerce and Trade to administer the policies affecting agricultural and forestry interests until the position of Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry is filled.
.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 041907376 pdf
- 01/26/04 Senate: Printed as engrossed 041907376-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/04 House: Committee substitute printed 042630260-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB543ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/23/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0940) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 041907376
- 01/14/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/21/04 Senate: Reported from General Laws with amd (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/04 Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/04 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/26/04 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/26/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB543E
- 01/26/04 Senate: Printed as engrossed 041907376-E
- 01/27/04 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/04 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/04 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/30/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/30/04 House: Read first time
- 01/30/04 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/18/04 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 4
- 02/19/04 House: Referred from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/04 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/25/04 House: Reported from A., C. & N. R. w/substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/04 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/27/04 House: Assigned to App. sub-committee: 3
- 03/01/04 House: Reported from Appropriations with sub (25-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/04 House: Committee substitute printed 042630260-H1
- 03/03/04 House: Read second time
- 03/04/04 House: Read third time
- 03/04/04 House: Committee substitute agreed to 042630260-H1
- 03/04/04 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB543H1
- 03/04/04 House: Passed House with substitute (88-Y 10-N)
- 03/04/04 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 10-N)
- 03/08/04 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (2-Y 37-N)
- 03/08/04 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (2-Y 37-N)
- 03/09/04 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/09/04 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/10/04 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONF. COMM. (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/04 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/10/04 Senate: Senators: Ruff, Reynolds, Hawkins
- 03/11/04 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/11/04 House: Delegates: Landes, Cox, Stump
- 03/12/04 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/04 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT. (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/04 House: Conference report agreed to by House (86-Y 12-N)
- 03/12/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (86-Y 12-N)
- 03/24/04 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB543ER)
- 03/24/04 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/26/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/15/04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 940 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/23/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0940)