VA HB517 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0043)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0043)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Official emblems and designations; state pollinator; European honey bee. Designates the honey bee (Apis mellifera) as the official state pollinator. The bill contains a technical amendment.
Title
European honey bee; designating as the official state pollinator.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-08 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0043) | |
| 2024-03-08 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 43 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-01 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-01 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2024 |
| 2024-02-25 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB517ER) |
| 2024-02-22 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-02-16 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-06 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2024-02-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-05 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-24 | House | Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process |
| 2024-01-08 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2024-01-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101096D |
