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2005 SESSION

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SB 791 Arbor Day; designating as last Friday in April, and each succeeding year thereafter.

Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Arbor Day.  Changes the day that Virginia celebrates Arbor Day from the second Friday in April to the last Friday in April. This change brings Virginia's day into conformity with the day of the federally designated Arbor Day. The bill contains an emergency clause.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/05  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051632840  pdf
• 02/01/05  Senate: Printed as engrossed 051632840-E  pdf
• 03/02/05  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB791ER)  pdf
• 03/25/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0242)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/07/05  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051632840
• 01/07/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 01/28/05  Senate: Reported from Rules with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/05  Senate: Read second time
• 02/01/05  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/01/05  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/01/05  Senate: Emergency clause added
• 02/01/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB791E
• 02/01/05  Senate: Printed as engrossed 051632840-E
• 02/02/05  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/05  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/03/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/03/05  House: Read first time
• 02/03/05  House: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 02/16/05  House: Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/05  House: Read second time
• 02/18/05  House: Read third time
• 02/18/05  House: Passed House (92-Y 3-N 1-A)
• 02/18/05  House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (92-Y 3-N 1-A)
• 03/02/05  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB791ER)
• 03/02/05  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/03/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/04/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 242 (effective 3/20/05)
• 03/25/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0242)