Investment of public funds; ratings agencies.
Summary
Investment of public funds; ratings agencies. Allows ratings by Fitch Ratings to be used for determining whether certain investments are permissible for public funds. Under current law, only ratings by Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investors Service may be used. The bill contains technical amendments, including the removal of obsolete references to ratings by Duff & Phelps.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Mar 12, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Mar 12, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 333 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (35-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1587H1
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107152D-H1
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Adminstrative Process
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105250D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
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