Virginia House Bill 736 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-3)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0730)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Department of Law; compensation for veterans' benefits matters; work group; report. Directs the Department of Law's Division of Consumer Counsel to convene a work group to examine and make recommendations regarding the practice of persons receiving compensation for preparing, presenting, prosecuting, advising, consulting, or assisting any individual regarding any veterans' benefits matter, as defined in the bill. Department of Law; compensation for veterans' benefits matters; work group; report. Directs the Department of Law's Division of Consumer Counsel to convene a work group to examine and make recommendations regarding the practice of persons receiving compensation for preparing, presenting, prosecuting, advising, consulting, or assisting any individual regarding any veterans' benefits matter, as defined in the bill.

Veterans; examining practice of persons receiving compensation for providing certain services, etc.

Del. Briana Sewell [D]	Del. Jason Ballard [R]	Del. Jackie Glass [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]
Del. Luke Torian [D]	Del. Bonita Anthony [D]	Del. Alex Askew [D]	Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]
Del. Katrina Callsen [D]	Del. Mike Cherry [R]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Laura Jane Cohen [D]
Del. Rae Cousins [D]	Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. Michael Feggans [D]	Del. C.E. Hayes [D]
Del. Rozia Henson [D]	Del. Charniele Herring [D]	Del. Michelle Maldonado [D]	Del. Marty Martinez [D]
Del. Candi Mundon King [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. David Reid [D]
Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Mark Sickles [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Joshua Thomas [D]
Del. Kathy Tran [D]	Del. Bill Wiley [R]

2024-03-08 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 1-N) (Y: 94 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N) (Y: 0 N: 99 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2024-03-06 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (85-Y 13-N) (Y: 85 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-08		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0730)
2024-04-08		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 730 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-27		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-27	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
2024-03-26	House	Signed by Speaker
2024-03-25	Senate	Signed by President
2024-03-25	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB736ER)
2024-03-25	House	Enrolled
2024-03-08	House	VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 1-N)
2024-03-08	House	Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 1-N))
2024-03-08	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-03-08	House	Conference substitute printed 24109023D-H2
2024-03-08		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2024-03-07	House	Delegates: Sewell, Glass, Ballard
2024-03-07	House	Conferees appointed by House
2024-03-07	Senate	Senators: Ebbin, Subramanyam, Reeves
2024-03-07	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2024-03-07	House	House acceded to request
2024-03-07	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2024-03-07	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2024-03-07	House	VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
2024-03-07	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 24108829D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
2024-03-06	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2024-03-06	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB736S1
2024-03-06	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 24108829D-S1
2024-03-06	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2024-03-06	Senate	Read third time
2024-03-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-03-04	Senate	Committee substitute printed 24108829D-S1
2024-03-04	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 0-N)
2024-02-14	Senate	Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
2024-02-14	Senate	Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
2024-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2024-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-05	House	VOTE: Passage (85-Y 13-N)
2024-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House (85-Y 13-N)
2024-02-02	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB736H1
2024-02-02	House	Committee substitute agreed to 24106152D-H1
2024-02-02	House	Read second time
2024-02-01	House	Read first time
2024-01-30	House	Committee substitute printed 24106152D-H1
2024-01-30	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
2024-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
2024-01-16	House	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
2024-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2024-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104975D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	1	200	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	1	603	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	1	604	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	1	605	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB736
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB736+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB736H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB736S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB736H2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB736ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0730+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106152D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/24106152D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24108307A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+HB736AC
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB736F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB736FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB736FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB736FH2122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H1402V0013+HB0736
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H14V0051+HB0736
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0244+HB0736
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S12V0103+HB0736
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S02V0139+HB0736
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV1033HB0736+HB0736
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV1053HB0736+HB0736
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1636+HB0736
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV1119HB0736+HB0736
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV1179HB0736+HB0736
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1704+HB0736