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SB 229 U. S. of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia; purchase of flags by public bodies.
Introduced by: A. Donald McEachin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Purchase of flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia by public bodies. Provides that whenever a state or local public body or school division purchases a flag of the United States or a flag of the Commonwealth for public use, such flag must be made in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that are grown, produced, and manufactured in the United States, if available. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2017. This bill is identical to HB 1299.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102747D pdf | impact statement
- 02/25/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB229ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0289) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/06/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102747D
- 01/06/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/18/16 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/20/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/16 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/16 House: Read first time
- 02/03/16 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/18/16 House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/16 House: Read second time
- 02/22/16 House: Read third time
- 02/22/16 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/22/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/22/16 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/16 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/25/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/25/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB229ER)
- 02/25/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/29/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/29/16
- 02/29/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 7, 2016
- 03/07/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 289 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/07/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0289)