VA HB1514 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Passed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0107)
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.

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Title

Virginia Human Rights Act; racial discrimination, hair.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (72-Y 25-N) (Y: 72 N: 25 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0107)
2020-03-03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 107 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-02-25 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
2020-02-25HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
2020-02-21SenateSigned by President
2020-02-20HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-20HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1514ER)
2020-02-20HouseEnrolled
2020-02-17SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17SenateRead third time
2020-02-14SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-12SenateReported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-02-05SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-04HouseVOTE: Passage (72-Y 25-N)
2020-02-04HouseRead third time and passed House (72-Y 25-N)
2020-02-03HouseRead second time and engrossed
2020-01-31HousePassed by for the day
2020-01-30HouseRead first time
2020-01-28HouseReported from General Laws (17-Y 5-N)
2020-01-23HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
2020-01-17HouseAssigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
2020-01-08HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2020-01-08HousePresented and ordered printed 20102143D

Same As/Similar To

SB50 (Same As) 2020-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0152)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
223901(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1514
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1514+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1514ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0107+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1102V0011+HB1514
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1102V0026+HB1514
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H11V0147+HB1514
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H11V0221+HB1514
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0365+HB1514
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S12V0163+HB1514
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0655HB1514+HB1514
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0660HB1514+HB1514

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