VA HB1165 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0648)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Rights of persons with disabilities; definitions. Adds definitions related to the rights of persons with disabilities to relevant law. The bill defines "path of travel," "place of public accommodation,"" "public entity," "private entity," and "readily achievable." The bill requires places of public accommodation to ensure that barriers to accessibility are removed when the removal is readily achievable.

Tracking Information

Register now for our free OneVote public service or GAITS Pro trial account and you can begin tracking this and other legislation, all driven by the real-time data of the LegiScan API. Providing tools allowing you to research pending legislation, stay informed with email alerts, content feeds, and share dynamic reports. Use our new PolitiCorps to join with friends and collegaues to monitor & discuss bills through the process.

Monitor Legislation or view this same bill number from multiple sessions or take advantage of our national legislative search.

Title

Persons with disabilities; adds definitions related to rights.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0648)
2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 648 (effective 7/1/24)
2024-03-27 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-27HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
2024-03-26HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-25SenateSigned by President
2024-03-25HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1165ER)
2024-03-25HouseEnrolled
2024-03-05SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2024-03-05SenateRead third time
2024-03-04SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-03-01SenateReported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
2024-02-15SenateRereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
2024-02-15SenateRereferred from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N)
2024-02-01SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2024-02-01SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-01-31HouseVOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2024-01-31HouseRead third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
2024-01-30HouseRead second time and engrossed
2024-01-29HouseRead first time
2024-01-25HouseReported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
2024-01-10HouseReferred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2024-01-10HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103115D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
51540.1(n/a)See Bill Text
51544(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1165
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1165+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1165ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0648+hil
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB1165F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB1165FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H24V0037+HB1165
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0145+HB1165
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S04V0156+HB1165
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S09V0099+HB1165
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0926HB1165+HB1165
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0955HB1165+HB1165

Bill Comments

feedback