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2023 SESSION

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HB 1759 Veterans; Commissioner of Dept. of Veterans Services to study strategic plan making VA. the best.

Introduced by: David A. Reid | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services; workgroup; statewide strategic plan; report. Directs the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services to convene a workgroup to study and develop recommendations for implementing a statewide strategic plan to guide legislation to make Virginia the best state for veterans. The Commissioner or his designee shall serve as chairman and be responsible for conducting the meetings of the workgroup, developing key performance indicators that can be compared with those of other states in determining veterans' quality of life, and reporting the workgroup's findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100317D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/06/23  House: Printed as engrossed 23100317D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/24/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1759ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/23/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House amendments adopted

HISTORY

• 01/10/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100317D
• 01/10/23  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/18/23  House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
• 01/26/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/23  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/31/23  House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/23  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/01/23  House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
• 02/03/23  House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/23  House: Read first time
• 02/06/23  House: Read second time
• 02/06/23  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/06/23  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1759E
• 02/06/23  House: Printed as engrossed 23100317D-E
• 02/07/23  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/23  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 02/17/23  Senate: Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/23  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/23  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/23  House: Enrolled
• 02/24/23  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1759ER)
• 02/24/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/23  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
• 03/02/23  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
• 03/23/23  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 407 (effective 7/1/23)
• 03/23/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407)