VirginiaDVS; powers and duties of Commissioner, identification of incarcerated veterans.
What it does
Department of Veterans Services; powers and duties of Commissioner; identification of incarcerated veterans. Provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall assist the Department of Corrections, sheriffs, and local and regional jails in utilizing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Re-Entry Search Services system to identify veterans incarcerated in state prisons and local and regional jails to help such veterans prepare for release or reentry, reduce recidivism and homelessness, connect such veterans to resources to address the challenges of post-traumatic stress disorder, and divert eligible veterans to treatment dockets. This bill incorporates HB 2522 and is identical to SB 1251.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0235)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 235 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 14Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2071)
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2071ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 21Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Senators: Carroll Foy, Aird, Craig
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reconsideration of Passed Senate with substitute block vote agreed to (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 95-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20Delegates: Thomas, Simon, Ballard
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20House acceded to request
- Feb 20Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 20Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 20Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 95-N)
- Feb 20Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 20Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 20Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 20Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 20Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 20Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2071)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Passed by for the day
- Feb 19Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 18Committee substitute printed 25107709D-S1Major
- Feb 17Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Rereferred from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2071)
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Passed House (99-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Public Safety Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 31Incorporates HB2522(Fowler)
- Vote recorded Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 31Committee substitute printed 25106515D-H1Major
- Jan 31Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 30Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Assigned PS sub: Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2071)
- Jan 21Referred from General Laws and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote)Minor
- Jan 7Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 7Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104525DIntroduced