VA HB253 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 13-2-1)
Status: Passed on March 20 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0266)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference for veterans; surviving spouses and children. Adds the surviving spouse or child of a veteran killed in the line of duty to the preference in state employment for veterans. The bill defines child to mean a person under the age of 27 years. The bill contains technical amendments.

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Title

Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference for veterans, surviving spouses, and children.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-02 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0266)
2012-03-20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 266 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-02-29 Senate: Signed by President
2012-02-28 House: Signed by Speaker
2012-02-28 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB253ER)
2012-02-28 House: Enrolled
2012-02-23 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-23 Senate: Read third time
2012-02-22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2012-02-20 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2012-02-09 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2012-02-09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2012-02-08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-02-08 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2012-02-07 House: Read second time and engrossed
2012-02-06 House: Read first time
2012-02-02 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
2012-01-31 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2012-01-27 House: Assigned GL sub: #4 Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
2012-01-10 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2012-01-10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100514D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
222903(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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