Virginia House Bill 527 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-14 - House: Left in Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Virginia Slave Commission. Establishes the Virginia Slave Commission in the legislative branch of state government for the purpose of addressing contemporary political, economic, educational, and societal issues and public policies whose roots lie in the transatlantic slave trade. The Commission, among other things, must (i) identify the vestiges and assess the effects of the transatlantic slave trade on African Americans, the Commonwealth, and modern societal problems and public policies, (ii) explore and showcase the contributions of African Americans in building Virginia and the nation, (iii) determine the educational and economic value to the Commonwealth of preserving sites and facilities of historic and archaeological significance to African American culture and contributions, and (iv) recommend feasible and appropriate options to resolve lingering societal problems whose roots lie in slavery.

Virginia Slave Commission; established, report.

Del. Delores McQuinn [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-14		House: Left in Rules
2012-02-02		House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2012-01-20		House: Assigned Rules sub: Studies
2012-01-10		House: Referred to Committee on Rules
2012-01-10		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100261D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+HB527
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB527+hil