Virginia War Memorial; names and homes of Virginians on Shrine of Memory.
Summary
Provides that only the names and homes of record designation of those Virginians "Killed in Action" (i) as a result of military operations against terrorism, (ii) as a result of a terrorist act, or (iii) in any armed conflict after December 6, 1941, can be placed on the Shrine of Memory on the grounds of the Virginia War Memorial. The names and homes of record designation of all Virginians "Missing in Action" as a result of the Vietnam War and all other Virginians who served honorably but do not meet the criteria for placement on the Shrine of Memory, are required to be honored elsewhere at the Virginia War Memorial. The bill also provides that the Board of Veterans Services will advise the Department of Veterans Services on policies related to the War Memorial. This advisory authority currently rests with the Virginia War Memorial Board. This bill is identical to
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2019
Last action Mar 4, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2019 · House of Delegates Feb 14, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 5, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Feb 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2019
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (20-0)
house of delegates
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 7, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102220D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill DeSteph
RRepublican
Co
Jeremy McPike
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Peake
RRepublican
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