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1994 SESSION
SB 515 Virginia historical documents.
Introduced by: Mark L. Earley | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Virginia historical documents. Adds the three charters of The Virginia Company of London to the list of documents that must be explained and taught to pupils in public schools. Currently, students are required to study the Declaration of American Independence, the general principles of the Constitution of the United States, the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom and the Virginia Declaration of Rights. The first charter, issued in 1606 by James I, established companies to found colonies in the New World. The second charter, issued in 1609, established the settlement at Jamestown; and the third charter, established in 1612 and remaining in effect until the Virginia Company was dissolved in 1624, provided that management of the company business would include by majority vote at the quarterly meeting of the stockholders. As a financial venture, the company was unsuccessful. It failed to pay a single cash dividend to its stockholders. However, it managed to establish the first permanent English settlement in the new world. The bill contains a sunset provision which expires on July 1, 1995.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/94 Senate: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 02/15/94 Senate: Printed as engrossed LD1069649 (SB515E) pdf
- 03/23/94 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB515ER) pdf
- 04/18/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0693) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/25/94 Senate: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/26/94 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/14/94 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 Senate: Read second time
- 02/15/94 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/15/94 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/15/94 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/15/94 Senate: Printed as engrossed LD1069649 (SB515E)
- 02/15/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/94 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/16/94 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/94 House: Read first time
- 02/17/94 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/18/94 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 3
- 03/03/94 House: Reported from General Laws with amd. (20-Y 1-N)
- 03/04/94 House: Read second time
- 03/07/94 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/08/94 House: Read third time
- 03/08/94 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/08/94 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/08/94 House: Motion to rerefer to committee rejected (49-Y 49-N)
- 03/08/94 House: VOTE: (49-Y 49-N)
- 03/08/94 House: Passed House with amendment (60-Y 37-N)
- 03/08/94 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (60-Y 37-N)
- 03/10/94 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/10/94 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/94 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/23/94 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB515ER)
- 03/29/94 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/30/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/10/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 693 (effective 7/1/94)
- 04/18/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0693)