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HOUSE BILL NO. 791 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled January 12, 2016 A BILL to amend and reenact § 57-2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Act for Religious Freedom. ----------
Patrons-- Adams, Albo, Austin, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Bloxom, Byron, Campbell, Cline, Cole, Collins, Cox, Dudenhefer, Edmunds, Farrell, Fowler, Freitas, Garrett, Gilbert, Greason, Head, Howell, Hugo, Ingram, Jones, Kilgore, Knight, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, LeMunyon, Lingamfelter, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Massie, Miller, Minchew, Miyares, Morris, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Pogge, Poindexter, Ransone, Robinson, Rush, Stolle, Taylor, Ware, Webert, Wilt and Wright
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 57-2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 57-2. Rights asserted therein reaffirmed.

The General Assembly doth now again does hereby declare again that the rights asserted in the said act § 57-1 are of the natural and unalienable rights of mankind and this declaration shall remain the policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia.