VA HB404 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 2 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0054)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Public libraries. Provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth that public libraries are deemed to provide an essential service to the communities of the Commonwealth.

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Title

Public libraries; providing an essential service to communities of the Commonwealth.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - House - House: VOTE: (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0054)
2020-03-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 54 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-02-24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 2, 2020
2020-02-24HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2020
2020-02-20SenateSigned by President
2020-02-19HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-19HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB404ER)
2020-02-19HouseEnrolled
2020-02-17SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17SenateRead third time
2020-02-14SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-12SenateReported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-30SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-01-30SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-01-29HouseVOTE: (98-Y 0-N)
2020-01-29HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2020-01-28HouseRead second time and engrossed
2020-01-27HouseRead first time
2020-01-23HouseReported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
2020-01-21HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2020-01-17HouseAssigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
2020-01-02HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2020-01-02HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103505D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
42146(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB404
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB404+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB404ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0054+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1104V0003+HB0404
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1104V0018+HB0404
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H11V0081+HB0404
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H11V0111+HB0404
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0187+HB0404
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S12V0149+HB0404
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0655HB0404+HB0404
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0660HB0404+HB0404

Bill Comments

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