Tara Durant
- Republican
- Senator
- District 27
Primary
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 is identical to HB 2071.
An Act to amend and reenact ยง 2.2-2004 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Veterans Services; powers and duties of Commissioner; identification of incarcerated veterans.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 245 (Effective 07/01/25)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0245)
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1251)
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1251ER)
House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Public Safety Substitute agreed to
Passed House with substitute (97-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time
Read second time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1251)
Committee substitute printed 25106907D-H1
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1251)
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Reading of substitute waived
Read second time
Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute rejected
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Passed by for the day
Rules suspended
Committee substitute printed 25106404D-S2
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 25105473D-S1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1251)
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103625D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Chaptered | HTML PDF |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Public Safety Substitute | HTML PDF HTML PDF |
| Finance and Appropriations Substitute | HTML PDF |
| SFIN Sub: Public Safety & Claims Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Rehabilitation and Social Services Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1251) | PDF PDF PDF PDF |
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