VA HB479 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 18 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0360)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Death certificate; veterans; fees. Expands list of parties eligible to obtain a free certified copy of a veteran's death certificate for service-connected benefits to include any funeral director or funeral service licensee who provides funeral services for the veteran, if so requested by the surviving spouse of the veteran.

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Title

Death certificate; veterans, fees.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0360)
2020-03-18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 360 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-06 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-06HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020
2020-02-27SenateSigned by President
2020-02-27HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-27HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB479ER)
2020-02-27HouseEnrolled
2020-02-24SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24SenateRead third time
2020-02-21SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2020-02-20SenateReported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17SenateAssigned Education sub: Health
2020-02-04SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-02-04SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-03HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2020-01-31HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB479H1
2020-01-31HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 20106302D-H1
2020-01-31HouseRead second time
2020-01-30HouseRead first time
2020-01-28HouseCommittee substitute printed 20106302D-H1
2020-01-28HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2020-01-21HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2020-01-17HouseAssigned HWI sub: Health
2020-01-03HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2020-01-03HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101267D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
321273(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB479
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB479+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB479H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB479ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0360+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1201V0008+HB0479
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H12V0036+HB0479
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0296+HB0479
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S04V0303+HB0479
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0846HB0479+HB0479
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0863HB0479+HB0479

Bill Comments

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