Bill Text: VA HB1159 | 2020 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Black Women's Heritage Month; designating as the month of June.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-07 - Stricken from docket by Rules (17-Y 0-N) [HB1159 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HB1159-Prefiled.html
20104788D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1159
Offered January 8, 2020
Prefiled January 7, 2020
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 33
of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-3323, relating to designation of Black
Women's Heritage Month.
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Patron-- Cole, J.G.
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 33 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-3323 as follows:
§2.2-3323. Black Women's Heritage Month.
The month of June shall be designated as Black Women's Heritage Month in Virginia to focus on and celebrate the myriad achievements and contributions of African American women throughout the history of the Commonwealth and the United States.
