Virginia House Bill 439 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 19-6-1)
Status: Passed on February 28 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-02-28 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Veterans; disposition of cremains. Provides for a funeral director to provide the names and any other identifying information on unclaimed cremains to the Department of Veterans Services in order for the Department to determine if the unclaimed cremains are those of a veteran. Under the bill, commencing July 1, 2014, the Department shall notify the funeral director within 30 days of receipt of the information if the cremains are those of a veteran and whether such veteran is eligible for burial in a veterans cemetery. In addition, the bill provides that the names and any personal identifying information submitted by a funeral director to the Department are exempt from disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).

Veterans; disposition and identification of unclaimed cremains.

Del. David Albo [R]	Del. Richard Anderson [R]	Del. Benjamin Cline [R]	Sen. John Cosgrove [R]
Del. Kirkland Cox [R]	Sen. Rosalyn Dance [D]	Del. Mark Dudenhefer [R]	Del. Matt Fariss [R]
Del. Thomas Greason [R]	Del. Keith Hodges [R]	Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Scott Lingamfelter [R]
Del. Joe May [R]	Del. Rick Morris [R]	Del. Christopher Peace [R]	Del. Lacey Putney [I]
Del. Roxann Robinson [R]	Del. Larry Rush [R]	Sen. Lionell Spruill [D]	Del. Christopher Stolle [R]
Sen. Scott Surovell [D]	Del. Robert Tata [R]	Del. David Toscano [D]	Del. Roslyn Tyler [D]
Del. Lee Ware [R]	Del. Michael Watson [R]

2012-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-26 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-28		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024)
2012-02-28		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 24 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-02-20		Senate: Signed by President
2012-02-17		House: Signed by Speaker
2012-02-17		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB439ER)
2012-02-17		House: Enrolled
2012-02-15		Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-15		Senate: Read third time
2012-02-14		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-13		Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2012-02-02		Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2012-02-02		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2012-02-01		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2012-02-01		House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2012-01-31		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB439H1
2012-01-31		House: Committee substitute agreed to 12104530D-H1
2012-01-31		House: Read second time
2012-01-30		House: Read first time
2012-01-26		House: Committee substitute printed 12104530D-H1
2012-01-26		House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2012-01-24		House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2012-01-13		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 12100050D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	2808.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+HB439
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB439+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB439H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB439ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0024+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H1104V0009+HB0439
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H11V0035+HB0439
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV0335+HB0439
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S12V0075+HB0439
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0415HB0439+HB0439
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0480HB0439+HB0439