Virginia House Bill 1968 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on March 22 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0179)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Department of Historic Resources; Green Book historic site designations. Directs the Department of Historic Resources, in partnership with the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the Department of Transportation, to designate or approve supplementary signs for historic site signs identifying Green Book locations and businesses in the Commonwealth. The bill defines "Green Book" as The Negro Motorist Green Book published by Victor Hugo Green, which provided a list of hotels, guest houses, service stations, drug stores, taverns, barbershops, and restaurants known to be safe for traveling Black Americans during the Jim Crow era. Department of Historic Resources; Green Book historic site designations. Directs the Department of Historic Resources, in partnership with the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the Department of Transportation, to designate or approve supplementary signs for historic site signs identifying Green Book locations and businesses in the Commonwealth. The bill defines "Green Book" as The Negro Motorist Green Book published by Victor Hugo Green, which provided a list of hotels, guest houses, service stations, drug stores, taverns, barbershops, and restaurants known to be safe for traveling Black Americans during the Jim Crow era.

"Green Book;" Department of Historic Resources to designate historic sites.

Del. Michael Mullin [D]

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]

Del. Jeion Ward [D]

2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-24 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-18 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-22		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0179)
2023-03-22		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 179 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-24	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-22	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-22	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1968ER)
2023-02-22	House	Enrolled
2023-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-14	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-25	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2023-01-25	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-01-24	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2023-01-24	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2023-01-23	House	Printed as engrossed 23103271D-E
2023-01-23	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB1968E
2023-01-23	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2023-01-23	House	Read second time
2023-01-20	House	Read first time
2023-01-18	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2023-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103271D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	1	2210.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1968
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1968+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1968E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1968ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0179+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1968AH
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1968FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1968FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H01V0008+HB1968
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1074+HB1968
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S01V0086+HB1968
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0538HB1968+HB1968
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0550HB1968+HB1968