VA HB1409 | 2011 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 18-0)
Status: Introduced on September 13 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-08 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on September 13 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-08 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Prayer at public events. Provides that whenever an individual is requested to provide prayer, invocation, or benediction at a public event that is sanctioned by a governmental agency, such governmental agency shall have no authority to regulate how that individual refers to God in prayer or to prohibit the religious content of the individual's prayer, invocation, or benediction, provided such prayer, invocation, or benediction is not used to advance a particular religion or to disparage another faith or belief.
Title
Prayer at public events; governmental agency shall have no authority to regulate, etc.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2011-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-08 | House: Left in Courts of Justice | |
| 2011-02-03 | House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | |
| 2011-02-03 | House: Referred from General Laws by voice vote | |
| 2011-02-03 | House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N) | |
| 2011-01-12 | House: Assigned GL sub: #3 ABC/Gaming | |
| 2010-09-13 | House: Referred to Committee on General Laws | |
| 2010-09-13 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100155D |
