VA SB254 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on March 22 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0342)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Department of Veterans Services; personnel. Provides that a ratio of claims agents with the Department of Veterans Services to the number of veterans in the Commonwealth shall be one agent for every 23,000 veterans. Current law requires sufficient staff to maintain a ratio of one claims agent for every 26,212 veterans.

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Title

Veterans Services, Department of; ratio of claims agents to number of veterans in State.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-29 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0342)
2012-03-22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 342 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-03-09 Senate: Signed by President
2012-03-08 House: Signed by Speaker
2012-03-08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB254ER)
2012-03-08 Senate: Enrolled
2012-03-05 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (97-Y 0-N)
2012-03-05 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2012-03-05 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
2012-03-05 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
2012-03-05 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
2012-03-05 House: Read third time
2012-03-02 House: Read second time
2012-02-29 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2012-02-29 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2012-02-17 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
2012-02-13 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2012-02-13 House: Read first time
2012-02-13 House: Placed on Calendar
2012-01-20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2012-01-19 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2012-01-18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2012-01-16 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2012-01-10 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2012-01-10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103220D

Same As/Similar To

HB1121 (Same As) 2012-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0331)

Subjects


Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+SB254
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB254+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB254ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0342+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S12V0012+SB0254
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0035SB0254+SB0254
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0051SB0254+SB0254
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H0208V0033+SB0254
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H02V0208+SB0254
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV1352+SB0254
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV1365+SB0254

Bill Comments

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