Virginia House Bill 2171 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0603)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Emergency Services and Disaster Law; religious freedom; executive orders. Provides that no rule, regulation, or order issued by the Governor or other governmental entity pursuant to the Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Services and Disaster Law shall impose restrictions on the operation of a place of worship that are more restrictive than the restrictions imposed on any other business, organization, or activity. Emergency Services and Disaster Law; religious freedom; executive orders. Provides that no rule, regulation, or order issued by the Governor or other governmental entity pursuant to the Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Services and Disaster Law shall impose restrictions on the operation of a place of worship that are more restrictive than the restrictions imposed on any other business, organization, or activity.

Religious freedom; applicability of certain executive orders.

Del. Wren Williams [R]

Del. Ellen Campbell [R]

Del. Wendell Walker [R]

Del. Tony Wilt [R]

2023-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 43-N) (Y: 53 N: 43 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (35-Y 5-N) (Y: 35 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) (Y: 52 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 9-N) (Y: 11 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-26		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0603)
2023-03-26		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 603 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2023-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2171ER)
2023-03-07	House	Enrolled
2023-02-23	House	VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 43-N)
2023-02-23	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 23107179D-S1 (53-Y 43-N)
2023-02-22	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (35-Y 5-N)
2023-02-22	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2171S1
2023-02-22	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 23107179D-S1
2023-02-22	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2023-02-22	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-21	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-20	Senate	Committee substitute printed 23107179D-S1
2023-02-20	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
2023-02-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2023-02-08	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-07	House	VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
2023-02-07	House	Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
2023-02-06	House	Read second time and engrossed
2023-02-05	House	Read first time
2023-02-03	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 9-N)
2023-01-30	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2023-01-28	House	Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-01-11	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2023-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101594D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2171
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2171+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2171S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2171ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0603+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23107179D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2171F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2171FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2171FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0802V0068+HB2171
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0142+HB2171
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1633+HB2171
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S03V0300+HB2171
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0711HB2171+HB2171
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0800HB2171+HB2171
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2299+HB2171