HB 2148 Virginia House of Delegates · 2017 Regular Session

Veterans Services Foundation; powers and duties, appointment of Executive Director, report.

Summary
Requires the Veterans Services Foundation to provide an annual report on its funding levels and services to the General Assembly. The bill also (i) authorizes the board of trustees of the Foundation to appoint an Executive Director, (ii) clarifies that the Foundation may make direct requests for appropriations from the General Assembly, (iii) clarifies that only the unrestricted portion of the Veterans Services Fund may be used for Foundation expenses, (iv) requires the Department of Veterans Services to provide qualified finance and development personnel to perform the duties of the treasurer and secretary of the Foundation, and (iv) provides that expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made upon written authorization of the Executive Director with the approval of the board of trustees. The bill requires that allocations and expenditures of donated restricted funds be in accordance with cited provisions of the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act relating to the standard of conduct in managing and investing institutional funds.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 11, 2017 Signed Mar 16, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Mar 16, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 622 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 22, 2017
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Feb 13, 2017
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Jan 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (66-Y 30-N)
legislature
Jan 16, 2017
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101126D
legislature
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors

Sponsors