VA HB1472 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 26 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0586)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

State song. Designates "Our Great Virginia," lyrics by Mike Greenly and arranged by Jim Papoulis, as the official traditional state song and "Sweet Virginia Breeze," by Robbin Thompson and Steve Bassett, as the official popular state song. The bill contains a technical amendment.

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Title

"Our Great Virginia"; designating as the official state song.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (86-Y 11-N) (Y: 87 N: 12 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 1-N) (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (72-Y 28-N) (Y: 73 N: 29 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-06 - House - House: Reported from Rules (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-26 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0586)
2015-03-26 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 586 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-03-10 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-03-10HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
2015-03-07SenateSigned by President
2015-03-06HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-03-06HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1472ER)
2015-03-06HouseEnrolled
2015-02-26HouseVOTE: ADOPTION (86-Y 11-N)
2015-02-26HouseSenate substitute agreed to by House 15105365D-S1 (86-Y 11-N)
2015-02-25HousePlaced on Calendar
2015-02-25SenatePassed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2015-02-25SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1472S1
2015-02-25SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 15105365D-S1
2015-02-25SenateReading of substitute waived
2015-02-25SenateRead third time
2015-02-24SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2015-02-23SenateCommittee substitute printed 15105365D-S1
2015-02-23SenateReported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 1-N)
2015-02-11SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2015-02-11SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2015-02-10HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (72-Y 28-N)
2015-02-10HouseRead third time and passed House (72-Y 28-N)
2015-02-09HouseRead second time and engrossed
2015-02-07HouseRead first time
2015-02-06HouseReported from Rules (12-Y 3-N)
2014-12-31HouseReferred to Committee on Rules
2014-12-31HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100795D

Same As/Similar To

SB1362 (Same As) 2015-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0587)

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HB1472
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1472+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1472S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB1472ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0586+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H20V0048+HB1472
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2135+HB1472
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S12V0136+HB1472
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0810HB1472+HB1472
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0891HB1472+HB1472
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2832+HB1472

Bill Comments

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