VA SB50 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 4 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0152)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 4 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0152)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Human Rights Act; racial discrimination; hair. Provides that the terms "because of race" and "on the basis of race," and terms of similar import, when used in reference to discrimination in the Code of Virginia and acts of the General Assembly, include traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists.
Title
Virginia Human Rights Act; racial discrimination, hair.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (71-Y 26-N) (Y: 71 N: 26 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (16-Y 5-N) (Y: 16 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (16-Y 5-N) (Y: 16 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-04 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0152) | |
| 2020-03-04 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 152 (effective 7/1/20) | |
| 2020-03-03 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 10, 2020 | |
| 2020-03-03 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 3, 2020 |
| 2020-02-26 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2020-02-25 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2020-02-25 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB50ER) |
| 2020-02-25 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2020-02-21 | House | VOTE: Passage (71-Y 26-N) |
| 2020-02-21 | House | Passed House 71-Y 26-N) |
| 2020-02-21 | House | Read third time |
| 2020-02-20 | House | Read second time |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Reported from General Laws (16-Y 5-N) |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Read first time |
| 2020-02-18 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2020-02-04 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-02-03 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2020-01-31 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-01-29 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-11-18 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2019-11-18 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100706D |
Same As/Similar To
HB1514 (Same As) 2020-03-03 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0107)
