2024 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB736: Veterans; examining practice of persons receiving compensation for providing certain services, etc.

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

1/9/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104975D
House of Delegates
1/9/2024
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates
1/16/2024
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
House of Delegates
1/25/2024
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2024
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2024
Committee substitute printed 24106152D-H1
House of Delegates
2/1/2024
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/2/2024
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/2/2024
Committee substitute agreed to 24106152D-H1
House of Delegates
2/2/2024
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB736H1
House of Delegates
2/5/2024
Read third time and passed House (85-Y 13-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2024
VOTE: Passage (85-Y 13-N)
House of Delegates
2/6/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/6/2024
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
2/14/2024
Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/14/2024
Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
Senate
3/4/2024
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/4/2024
Committee substitute printed 24108829D-S1
Senate
3/5/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/6/2024
Read third time
Senate
3/6/2024
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
3/6/2024
Committee substitute agreed to 24108829D-S1
Senate
3/6/2024
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB736S1
Senate
3/6/2024
Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/7/2024
Senate substitute rejected by House 24108829D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/7/2024
Senate requested conference committee
Senate
3/7/2024
House acceded to request
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate
3/7/2024
Senators: Ebbin, Subramanyam, Reeves
Senate
3/7/2024
Conferees appointed by House
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Delegates: Sewell, Glass, Ballard
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
Conference: Amended by conference committee
3/8/2024
Conference substitute printed 24109023D-H2
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/8/2024
Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 1-N))
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
3/25/2024
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/25/2024
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB736ER)
House of Delegates
3/25/2024
Signed by President
Senate
3/26/2024
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/27/2024
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
House of Delegates
3/27/2024
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
4/8/2024
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 730 (effective 7/1/24)
4/8/2024
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0730)

Amendments

Conference amendments

Conference amendments

3/8/2024Not Adopted

Amendment(s) for HB736 for S-Commerce and Labor

Amendment(s) for HB736 for S-Commerce and Labor

2/26/2024Not Adopted

Substitute for HB736 Labor and Commerce, Subcommittee #2

Substitute for HB736 Labor and Commerce, Subcommittee #2

1/25/2024Not Adopted

Substitute for HB736 Labor and Commerce, Subcommittee #2

Substitute for HB736 Labor and Commerce, Subcommittee #2

1/25/2024Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 1-N)
3/8/2024
94
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
3/8/2024
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
3/7/2024
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
3/7/2024
0
Yea
99
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
3/6/2024
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
3/5/2024
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 0-N)
3/4/2024
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
2/14/2024
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Passage (85-Y 13-N)
2/5/2024
85
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
1/30/2024
21
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
1/25/2024
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/8/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/8/20242.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/25/20242.0 KB
Conference Sub
Bill Text3/8/20242.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/4/20242.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/30/202427.5 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/9/202428.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/8/202463.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/6/202464.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/5/202461.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/29/202460.6 KB