HB 153 — Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves; disbursement of appropriated sums to maintain.
Last action — Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Authorizes the Comptroller of the Commonwealth to disburse appropriated sums to the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution for the maintenance of no more than 4,050 Revolutionary War graves set forth on a list submitted annually by the society to the Director of the Department of Historic Resources (the Director). The bill expands the categories of people whose graves may be maintained or marked to include persons rendering service to the Patriot cause in the Revolutionary War. The bill prohibits retroactive disbursements and requires the Director to deposit any funds that have been appropriated for grave maintenance but are not disbursed during the same fiscal year into the Revolutionary War Cemeteries and Graves Fund, which is created by the bill. The bill provides that the Director may use moneys in the Fund to make grants to perform extraordinary maintenance, renovation, repair, or reconstruction of cemeteries or graves or to erect and care for markers, memorials, and monuments.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
41 added · 44 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to Bill HB 153 updates how Virginia will manage funding for the maintenance of Revolutionary War graves. The key changes include reducing the number of additional graves eligible for funding from 6,000 to 4,050, and clarifying that any unspent funds will go into a dedicated cemetery fund for future use. This matters as it streamlines the process of managing funds and ensures that maintenance efforts are realistically aligned with financial resources. Additionally, it emphasizes careful consideration of federal assistance to preserve the historical significance of the sites.
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 18103142D18107740D HOUSE BILL NO.
153 HouseAMENDMENT AmendmentsIN inTHE [NATURE ]OF --A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance on February 12,27, 20182018) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Habeeb) A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-2211.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10.1-2211.1:1, relating to Revolutionary War graves.
---------- Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Habeeb ---------- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources ---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[ The Comptroller of the Commonwealth shall make no No ] retroactive disbursement of funds for any preceding year [ shall be mademade. ] .
In addition to any sums that may be provided in favor of the associations as set forth in subsection B, the Director shall disburse funds at the same rate to VASSAR to fund its maintenance of no more than [ 6,000 4,050 ] additional Revolutionary War graves in the Commonwealth, as documented and certified by VASSAR and set forth in a list submitted annually to the Director.
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That the provisions of this act shall not become effective unless an appropriation effectuating the purposes of this act is included in a general appropriation act passed in 2018 by the General Assembly that becomes law.
View plain text versions (3)
- Committee Substitute Senate: Committee substitute printed 18107740D-S1 Current html February 27, 2018
- Engrossed House: Printed as engrossed 18103142D-E html February 12, 2018
- Prefiled House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103142D html December 20, 2017
Action History
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Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
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Amended by conference committee
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Conferees appointed by Senate
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Conferees appointed by House
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House acceded to request
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Senate requested conference committee
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Senate substitute rejected by House 18107740D-S1 (0-Y 99-N)
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Placed on Calendar
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Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB153S1
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Committee substitute agreed to 18107740D-S1
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Reading of substitute waived
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Read third time
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Rereferred to Finance
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Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
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Constitutional reading dispensed
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Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
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Printed as engrossed 18103142D-E
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Engrossed by House as amended HB153E
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Committee amendment from Appropriations agreed to
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Committee amendments from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources agreed to
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Read second time
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Read first time
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Assigned App. sub: Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources & Technology
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Referred to Committee on Appropriations
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Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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Assigned ACNRsub: Subcommittee #2
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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103142D
Sponsors
- Gregory D. Habeeb · Primary
- Luke E. Torian · Cosponsor
- Matthew James · Cosponsor
- Betsy B. Carr · Cosponsor
- Delores L. McQuinn · Cosponsor
- Debra H. Rodman · Cosponsor
- Jeffrey M. Bourne · Cosponsor
- Lee J. Carter · Cosponsor
- Nick Rush · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 74 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Gregory D. Habeeb
Co-sponsors (8)
- Luke E. Torian Voted No
- Matthew James
- Betsy B. Carr Voted No
- Delores L. McQuinn Voted No
- Debra H. Rodman
- Bourne, Jeffrey M. Voted No
- Carter, Lee J. Voted No
- Rush, Nick Voted No
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (97)
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (99)
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ayala | — | Yea |
| Cole | — | Yea |
| Fariss | — | Yea |
| Freitas | — | Yea |
| Gooditis | — | Yea |
| Habeeb | — | Yea |
| Hugo | — | Yea |
| Hurst | — | Yea |
| Kory | — | Yea |
| Landes | — | Yea |
| Orrock | — | Yea |
| Pogge | — | Yea |
| Poindexter | — | Yea |
| Rodman | — | Yea |
| Rush | — | Yea |
| Toscano | — | Yea |
| Turpin | — | Yea |
| Tyler | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bell, Richard P. | — | Yea |
| Bell, Robert B. | — | Yea |
| Jones, J.C. | — | Yea |
| Jones, S.C. | — | Yea |
| Bourne | — | Yea |
| Bulova | — | Yea |
| Byron | — | Yea |
| Campbell | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Cline | — | Yea |
| Collins | — | Yea |
| Edmunds | — | Yea |
| Filler-Corn | — | Yea |
| Gilbert | — | Yea |
| Helsel | — | Yea |
| Heretick | — | Yea |
| Ingram | — | Yea |
| James | — | Yea |
| Keam | — | Yea |
| Marshall | — | Yea |
| LaRock | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Lindsey | — | Yea |
| Miyares | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Murphy | — | Yea |
| Peace | — | Yea |
| Plum | — | Yea |
| Ransone | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Stolle | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Yancey | — | Yea |
| Alfonso H. Lopez | — | Yea |
| Barry D. Knight | — | Yea |
| Betsy B. Carr | — | Yea |
| C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Charniele L. Herring | — | Yea |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Yea |
| Danica A. Roem | — | Yea |
| David A. Reid | — | Yea |
| Delores L. McQuinn | — | Yea |
| Elizabeth R. Guzman | — | Yea |
| Emily M. Jordan | — | Yea |
| Garrett McGuire | — | Yea |
| Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Israel D. O'Quinn | — | Yea |
| James A. "Jay" Leftwich | — | Yea |
| James W. Morefield | — | Yea |
| Jeion A. Ward | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Jennifer D. Carroll Foy | — | Yea |
| Joshua E. Thomas | — | Yea |
| Karrie K. Delaney | — | Yea |
| Kathy K.L. Tran | — | Yea |
| Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler | — | Yea |
| Kimberly Pope Adams | — | Yea |
| Kimberly Pope Adams | — | Yea |
| Lamont Bagby | — | Yea |
| Lashrecse D. Aird | — | Yea |
| Luke E. Torian | — | Yea |
| M. Keith Hodges | — | Yea |
| Marcia S. "Cia" Price | — | Yea |
| Marcus B. Simon | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Sickles | — | Yea |
| Michael J. Webert | — | Yea |
| Patrick A. Hope | — | Yea |
| Paul E. Krizek | — | Yea |
| R. Lee Ware | — | Yea |
| Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Yea |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Yea |
| Terry G. Kilgore | — | Yea |
| Terry L. Austin | — | Yea |
| Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Thomas C. Wright, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Tony O. Wilt | — | Yea |
| Vivian E. Watts | — | Yea |
| Will Davis | — | Yea |
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 153 do?
- Authorizes the Comptroller of the Commonwealth to disburse appropriated sums to the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution for the maintenance of no more than 4,050 Revolutionary War graves set forth on a list submitted annually by the society to the Director of the Department of Historic Resources (the Director). The bill expands the categories of people whose graves may be maintained or marked to include persons rendering service to the Patriot cause in the Revolutionary War. The bill prohibits retroactive disbursements and requires the Director to deposit any funds that have been appropriated for grave maintenance but are not disbursed during the same fiscal year into the Revolutionary War Cemeteries and Graves Fund, which is created by the bill. The bill provides that the Director may use moneys in the Fund to make grants to perform extraordinary maintenance, renovation, repair, or reconstruction of cemeteries or graves or to erect and care for markers, memorials, and monuments.
- Who sponsors HB 153?
- HB 153 is sponsored by Gregory D. Habeeb, Luke E. Torian, Matthew James, Betsy B. Carr, Delores L. McQuinn, Debra H. Rodman, Bourne, Jeffrey M., Carter, Lee J., and Rush, Nick.
- What is the current status of HB 153?
- This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 153?
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