Files
2026-07-06 17:28:36 -04:00

6.0 KiB
Raw Permalink Blame History

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill Virginia Defense Force; maximum age for recruitment. Virginia Defense Force; maximum age for recruitment. Permits the Adjutant General of Virginia to recruit members to the Virginia Defense Force who are between the ages of 65 and 75. Under current law, the Adjutant General is only permitted to retain existing members of the Virginia Defense Force once they have attained the age of 65. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 1253 Virginia HB 1253 (2020)
bill
enacted
Don L. Scott
3 23 6 2020-01-08 2020-03-27 openstates ocd-bill/9ba10190-7b3d-4c85-8af5-f35e41f24f62 https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1253 3606cc3adbf3ccc7429e3cb5095a7c601e465bc7bc7ce88ec468241cf5247358 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
legislation
bill
us-va

Virginia HB 1253 (2020) — Virginia Defense Force; maximum age for recruitment.

Virginia Defense Force; maximum age for recruitment. Permits the Adjutant General of Virginia to recruit members to the Virginia Defense Force who are between the ages of 65 and 75. Under current law, the Adjutant General is only permitted to retain existing members of the Virginia Defense Force once they have attained the age of 65.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0488) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1253ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Impact statement from DPB (HB1253) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) — 320 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) — 130 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Don L. Scott — primary (person)
  • Amanda E. Batten — cosponsor (person)
  • Barry D. Knight — cosponsor (person)
  • C. Matthew Fariss — cosponsor (person)
  • Carrie E. Coyner — cosponsor (person)
  • Chris Collins-Resigned 6/28/20 — cosponsor (person)
  • Chris L. Hurst — cosponsor (person)
  • Christopher T. Head — cosponsor (person)
  • Danica A. Roem — cosponsor (person)
  • Emily M. Brewer — cosponsor (person)
  • G. "John" Avoli — cosponsor (person)
  • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Israel D. O'Quinn — cosponsor (person)
  • James A. "Jay" Leftwich — cosponsor (person)
  • James W. Morefield — cosponsor (person)
  • Jason S. Miyares — cosponsor (person)
  • Jeffrey L. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
  • Jeffrey M. Bourne — cosponsor (person)
  • Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones — cosponsor (person)
  • Joseph P. McNamara — cosponsor (person)
  • Kathy J. Byron — cosponsor (person)
  • Les R. Adams — cosponsor (person)
  • M. Keith Hodges — cosponsor (person)
  • M. Kirkland Cox — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark L. Cole — cosponsor (person)
  • Nancy D. Guy — cosponsor (person)
  • Nicholas J. Freitas — cosponsor (person)
  • Nick Rush — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
  • R. Lee Ware — cosponsor (person)
  • Robert B. Bell — cosponsor (person)
  • Robert D. Orrock, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Ronnie R. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
  • Roxann L. Robinson — cosponsor (person)
  • Scott Wyatt — cosponsor (person)
  • Terry G. Kilgore — cosponsor (person)
  • Terry L. Austin — cosponsor (person)
  • Tony O. Wilt — cosponsor (person)
  • Wendell S. Walker — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2020-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103987D introduction
  • 2020-01-08 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2020-02-02 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
  • 2020-02-03 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-05 Impact statement from DPB (HB1253)
  • 2020-02-05 Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-06 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-02-07 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2020-02-10 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-10 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-11 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2020-02-19 Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-21 Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-24 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-02-24 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-02-28 Enrolled
  • 2020-02-28 Impact statement from DPB (HB1253ER)
  • 2020-02-28 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-03-02 Signed by President
  • 2020-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2020
  • 2020-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 2020-03-27 Approved by Governor-Chapter 488 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9ba10190-7b3d-4c85-8af5-f35e41f24f62. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).