VA SB1362 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 26 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0587)
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.

Tracking Information

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Title

"Sweet Virginia Breeze" and "Our Great Virginia"; designating as the official state songs.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (81-Y 15-N) (Y: 82 N: 16 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 1-N) (Y: 37 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-26 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0587)
2015-03-26 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 587 (effective 7/1/15)
2015-03-04 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
2015-03-04SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/4/15
2015-02-27SenateSigned by President
2015-02-27HouseSigned by Speaker
2015-02-27SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1362ER)
2015-02-27SenateEnrolled
2015-02-24HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (81-Y 15-N)
2015-02-24HousePassed House (81-Y 15-N)
2015-02-24HouseRead third time
2015-02-23HouseRead second time
2015-02-20HouseReported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
2015-02-12HouseReferred to Committee on Rules
2015-02-12HouseRead first time
2015-02-12HousePlaced on Calendar
2015-02-10SenateEngrossed bill reprinted 15104890D-ES1
2015-02-10SenatePassed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
2015-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-10SenatePrinted as engrossed 15104890D-ES1
2015-02-10SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1362ES1
2015-02-10SenateAmendment by Senator Hanger agreed to
2015-02-10SenateReading of amendment waived
2015-02-10SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 15104890D-S1
2015-02-10SenateSubstitute by Senator Hanger withdrawn 15104992D-S2
2015-02-10SenateReading of substitute waived
2015-02-10SenateFloor substitute printed 15104992D-S2 (Hanger)
2015-02-10SenateRead second time
2015-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2015-02-10SenateIncorporates SB1128
2015-02-09SenateReported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
2015-02-09SenateCommittee substitute printed 15104890D-S1
2015-01-20SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2015-01-20SenatePresented and ordered printed 15103825D

Same As/Similar To

SB1128 (Similar To) 2015-02-09 - Incorporated by General Laws and Technology
HB1472 (Same As) 2015-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0586)

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+SB1362
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1362+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1362S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1362S2+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1362ES1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+SB1362ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0587+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+S12V0088+SB1362
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0400SB1362+SB1362
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0412SB1362+SB1362
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+SV0421SB1362+SB1362
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+H20V0126+SB1362
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+vot+HV2697+SB1362

Bill Comments

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