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1997 SESSION
HB 2249 Public Telecommunications Board & Public Broadcasting Board.
Introduced by: Alan A. Diamonstein | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Virginia Public Telecommunications Board; Virginia Public Broadcasting Authority. Repeals the former and creates the latter to be under the supervision of the Secretary of Administration. The Board is charged to further the public purposes of (i) enriching the lives of all citizens of the Commonwealth; (ii) improving and enhancing educational opportunities; (iii) providing the citizens of the Commonwealth with comprehensive information on the activities of state government; (iv) maintaining and improving the public broadcasting stations' infrastructures; (v) promoting economic development through the wider availability of worker-training and job-skills enhancements; (vi) promoting tourism through the widespread distribution of programming that recognizes and displays Virginia's historical, educational, recreational and cultural resources; and (vii) improving efficiency in state government through the use of public broadcasting production and distribution systems. The Board will consist of 15 members, 11 to be appointed by the Governor from each congressional district and 4 to serve by virtue of their positions in state government.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 971230204 pdf
- 02/04/97 House: Printed as engrossed 971230204-E pdf
- 02/13/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 972831693-S1 pdf
- 02/27/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2249ER) pdf
- 04/02/97 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2249ER) pdf
- 04/08/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0858) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/17/97 House: Presented & ordered printed 971230204
- 01/17/97 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/21/97 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 6
- 01/31/97 House: Reported from General Laws with amds. (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/01/97 House: Read first time
- 02/02/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/97 House: Read second time
- 02/03/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/04/97 House: Read second time
- 02/04/97 House: Committee amendments #1, 2, 4, & 5 agreed to
- 02/04/97 House: Committee amendment #3 rejected
- 02/04/97 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/04/97 House: Printed as engrossed 971230204-E
- 02/04/97 House: Constitutional reading dispensed (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/97 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/04/97 House: Passed House (60-Y 40-N)
- 02/04/97 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (60-Y 40-N)
- 02/04/97 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/06/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/97 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/12/97 Senate: Reported from General Laws with sub. (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 972831693-S1
- 02/13/97 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/97 Senate: Reconsideration of passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/97 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/97 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/97 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/97 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/14/97 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 972831693-S1
- 02/14/97 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 972831693-S1
- 02/14/97 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/97 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (76-Y 17-N)
- 02/18/97 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (76-Y 17-N)
- 02/27/97 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2249ER)
- 03/04/97 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/97 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/02/97 House: House concurred in Gov's rec. (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/02/97 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/02/97 House: Reenrolled
- 04/02/97 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2249ER)
- 04/02/97 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/02/97 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/02/97 House: Enacted, Chapter 858 (effective 7/1/97)
- 04/08/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0858)