2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2779: New Americans Advisory Board, Office of; increases member of nonlegislative citizen members.

Legislative Summary

Office of New Americans Advisory Board; increase in membership. Increases from 18 to 21 the number of nonlegislative citizen members of the Office of New Americans Advisory Board and adds the Secretaries of Commerce and Trade, Education, Health and Human Resources, Labor, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Transportation as ex officio members with nonvoting privileges. The bill also removes the provision that limits the Board to meeting four times per year. This bill incorporates HB 2280.

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Bill History

1/17/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25105359D
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
1/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2779)
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Incorporates HB2280(Owen)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106588D-H1
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2779)
House of Delegates
2/2/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
General Laws Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
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 (HB2779ER)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2779)
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

VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (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
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
1/30/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
1/30/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(2/19/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/19/20254.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/30/20255.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/30/20255.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/30/20255.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/20255.3 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/19/202599.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/31/202598.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/20/202596.4 KB