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SB 760 Veterans services; Department to establish guidelines for eligibility for domiciled veterans, etc.
Introduced by: Frank W. Wagner | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
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 SB 521.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/08 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 084775340 pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 082397340-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/29/08 House: Committee substitute printed 081875512-H1 pdf
- 03/08/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB760ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0768) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/18/08 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 084775340
- 01/18/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/30/08 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 082397340-S1
- 02/01/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/08 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/08 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 082397340-S1
- 02/04/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB760S1
- 02/05/08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/12/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/08 House: Read first time
- 02/12/08 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/13/08 House: Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
- 02/28/08 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/08 House: Committee substitute printed 081875512-H1
- 03/03/08 House: Read second time
- 03/04/08 House: Read third time
- 03/04/08 House: Committee substitute agreed to 081875512-H1
- 03/04/08 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB760H1
- 03/04/08 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/08 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/08/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB760ER)
- 03/08/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 768 (effective 7/1/08)
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0768)