2023 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1759: Veterans; Commissioner of Dept. of Veterans Services to study strategic plan making VA. the best.

Legislative Summary

Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services; workgroup; statewide strategic plan; report. Directs the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services to convene a workgroup to study and develop recommendations for implementing a statewide strategic plan to guide legislation to make Virginia the best state for veterans. The Commissioner or his designee shall serve as chairman and be responsible for conducting the meetings of the workgroup, developing key performance indicators that can be compared with those of other states in determining veterans' quality of life, and reporting the workgroup's findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology. Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services; workgroup; statewide strategic plan; report. Directs the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services to convene a workgroup to study and develop recommendations for implementing a statewide strategic plan to guide legislation to make Virginia the best state for veterans. The Commissioner or his designee shall serve as chairman and be responsible for conducting the meetings of the workgroup, developing key performance indicators that can be compared with those of other states in determining veterans' quality of life, and reporting the workgroup's findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology.

Bill History

1/10/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100317D
House of Delegates
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
1/18/2023
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
1/26/2023
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/26/2023
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
House of Delegates
2/1/2023
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Committee amendments agreed to
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Engrossed by House as amended HB1759E
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Printed as engrossed 23100317D-E
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/8/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/8/2023
Referred to Committee on Rules
Senate
2/17/2023
Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/21/2023
Read third time
Senate
2/21/2023
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/24/2023
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/24/2023
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1759ER)
House of Delegates
3/2/2023
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
House of Delegates
3/2/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/23/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 407 (effective 7/1/23)
3/23/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407)

Amendments

Amendment(s) for HB1759 General Laws, Subcommittee #1

Amendment(s) for HB1759 General Laws, Subcommittee #1

1/26/2023Not Adopted

House committee amendments reported

House committee amendments reported

12/17/2017Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/21/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/20/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N)
2/17/2023
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2/7/2023
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
2/3/2023
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
1/31/2023
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 0-N)
1/26/2023
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED