VA HB1437 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 20-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 9 2015 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-02-23 - Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 7-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 9 2015 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-02-23 - Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 7-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Prayer at public events. Provides that a deliberative public body, by ordinance, resolution, or written policy statement, may adopt a policy to permit a public invocation before each meeting of the public body, for the benefit of the public body. The policy may allow for an invocation to be offered on a voluntary basis, at the beginning of the meeting, by (i) a chaplain elected by the public officials of the deliberative public body or (ii) an invocation speaker selected on an objective and rotating basis from among a wide pool of the religious leaders serving established religious congregations in the local community in which the deliberative public body meets. The bill also defines deliberative body and public invocation.
Title
Prayer at public events; authority to adopt an ordinance to allow.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2015-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (69-Y 30-N) (Y: 71 N: 30 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-04 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 6-N) (Y: 13 N: 6 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (69-Y 30-N) (Y: 71 N: 30 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-04 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 6-N) (Y: 13 N: 6 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-23 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (8-Y 7-N) |
| 2015-02-11 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2015-02-11 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2015-02-10 | House | VOTE: PASSAGE (69-Y 30-N) |
| 2015-02-10 | House | Read third time and passed House (69-Y 30-N) |
| 2015-02-09 | House | Printed as engrossed 15104938D-EH2 |
| 2015-02-09 | House | Engrossed by House - floor substitute with amendments HB1437EH2 |
| 2015-02-09 | House | Amendments by Delegate Davis agreed to |
| 2015-02-09 | House | Amendment by Delegate Simon rejected |
| 2015-02-09 | House | Passed by temporarily |
| 2015-02-09 | House | Substitute by Delegate Bell, Richard P. agreed to15104938D-H2 |
| 2015-02-09 | House | Committee substitute rejected 15104618D-H1 |
| 2015-02-09 | House | Read second time |
| 2015-02-09 | House | Floor substitute printed 15104938D-H2 (Bell, Richard P.) |
| 2015-02-06 | House | Read first time |
| 2015-02-04 | House | Committee substitute printed 15104618D-H1 |
| 2015-02-04 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 6-N) |
| 2015-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2015-01-13 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Constitutional Law |
| 2014-12-24 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2014-12-24 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100067D |
