Virginia House Bill 2296 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-3)
Status: Passed on March 20 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0647)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Virginia Foundation for the Humanities; identification of the history of formerly enslaved African Americans in Virginia. Directs the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities to identify the history of formerly enslaved African Americans in Virginia and determine ways to preserve the history for educational and cultural purposes. Among other things, the Foundation would promote the identification, preservation, and conservation of historic sites significant to the history, presence, and contributions of formerly enslaved African Americans in Virginia; identify the contributions of African Americans to Virginia, the nation, and the world; identify historical sites significant to African American history in Virginia; and recommend ways to increase tourism and revenues associated with such sites. The bill creates a task force consisting of legislative and nonlegislative members to assist the Foundation in its work.

African Americans, formerly enslaved; identification of history in Virginia.

Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Sen. Lashrecse Aird [D]	Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]
Del. C.E. Hayes [D]	Del. Timothy Hugo [R]	Del. Matthew James [D]	Del. Randall Minchew [R]
Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Luke Torian [D]	Del. Roslyn Tyler [D]
Del. Jeion Ward [D]	Del. Vivian Watts [D]	Del. David Yancey [R]

2017-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on amendment #3 (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N) (Y: 0 N: 96 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2017-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-20		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0647)
2017-03-20		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 647 (effective 7/1/17)
2017-03-13		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
2017-03-13	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
2017-03-10	Senate	Signed by President
2017-03-07	House	Signed by Speaker
2017-03-07	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2296ER)
2017-03-07	House	Enrolled
2017-02-24	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
2017-02-24	House	Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
2017-02-24	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-23	Senate	Senators: McDougle, Ruff, Dance
2017-02-23	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2017-02-23	House	Delegates: McQuinn, O'Bannon, Edmunds
2017-02-23	House	Conferees appointed by House
2017-02-23	House	House acceded to request
2017-02-22	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2017-02-22	Senate	Senate insisted on amendment #3 (39-Y 0-N)
2017-02-21	House	VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N)
2017-02-21	House	Senate amendment #3 rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
2017-02-21	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
2017-02-21	House	Senate amendments #1 and 2 agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
2017-02-21	House	Placed on Calendar
2017-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-17	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2017-02-17	Senate	Finance Committee amendment agreed to
2017-02-17	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2017-02-17	Senate	Rules Committee amendments agreed to
2017-02-17	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2017-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2017-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2017-02-15	Senate	Reported from Finance with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
2017-02-10	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2017-02-10	Senate	Reported from Rules with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
2017-02-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rules
2017-02-08	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2017-02-07	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2017-02-07	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2017-02-06	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2296H1
2017-02-06	House	Committee substitute agreed to 17105201D-H1
2017-02-06	House	Read second time
2017-02-04	House	Read first time
2017-02-03	House	Committee substitute printed 17105201D-H1
2017-02-03	House	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
2017-02-03	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
2017-02-01	House	Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
2017-01-31	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2017-01-31	House	Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
2017-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Rules
2017-01-11	House	Presented and ordered printed 17103178D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB2296
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2296+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2296H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB2296ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0647+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H20V0101+HB2296
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H0201V0019+HB2296
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H02V0076+HB2296
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2015+HB2296
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S10V0085+HB2296
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S05V0280+HB2296
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0627HB2296+HB2296
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0652HB2296+HB2296
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2620+HB2296
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2621+HB2296
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0820HB2296+HB2296
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV1030HB2296+HB2296
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2789+HB2296