Virginia Senate Bill 321 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1172)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Department of Veterans Services; eligibility for veteran status under state and local laws; change in treatment of certain discharges. Provides that any person who was separated from active military, naval, or air service with an other than honorable discharge due solely to such person's sexual orientation or gender identity or expression may petition the Department of Veterans Services to have such discharge recorded with the Department as honorable. The bill provides that persons whose discharge status is changed pursuant to such petition shall be afforded the same rights, privileges, and benefits authorized by state law and local ordinances as any other veteran who was honorably discharged.

Veterans; eligibility for status under state and local laws.

Sen. Lynwood Lewis [D]

2020-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (79-Y 17-N) (Y: 79 N: 17 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (16-Y 5-N) (Y: 16 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N) (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1172)
2020-04-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1172 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-07	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB321ER)
2020-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-04	House	VOTE: Passage (79-Y 17-N)
2020-03-04	House	Passed House (79-Y 17-N)
2020-03-04	House	Read third time
2020-03-03	House	Read second time
2020-02-28	House	Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2020-02-21	House	Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
2020-02-20	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2020-02-20	House	Reported from General Laws (16-Y 5-N)
2020-02-18	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
2020-02-14	House	Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
2020-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2020-02-13	House	Read first time
2020-02-13	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-10	Senate	Printed as engrossed 20104030D-E
2020-02-10	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB321E
2020-02-10	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2020-02-10	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2020-02-10	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-07	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-01-06	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104030D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	2001.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB321
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB321+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB321E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB321ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1172+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S12V0111+SB0321
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0410SB0321+SB0321
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0450SB0321+SB0321
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0451SB0321+SB0321
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1101V0062+SB0321
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1101V0070+SB0321
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H11V0427+SB0321
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0207V0041+SB0321
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0419+SB0321
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0459+SB0321
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0499+SB0321
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1844+SB0321