2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB2695: Library Board; conferral of the honorary degree of patron of letters.
Legislative Summary
Library Board; conferral of the honorary degree of patron of letters. Adds arts, humanities, and information science to the fields in which the state Library Board may confer the honorary degree of patron of letters. Currently the fields consist of history and library or archival science.
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Bill History
1/16/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25105116D
House of Delegates
1/16/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
1/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2695)
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
2/12/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/14/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/17/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/17/2025
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/19/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2695ER)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2695)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Governor's recommendation received by House
4/2/2025
Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Communicated to Governor
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
Roll Call Votes
Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N)
4/2/2025
47
Yea
46
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/17/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (36-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2/12/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (99-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
2/4/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
1/30/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
1/30/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(2/19/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
J.J. Singh
Democrat