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2006 SESSION
HB 1382 Constitutional amendment; prohibits General Assembly from incorporating churches.
Introduced by: Michele B. McQuigg | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); powers of the General Assembly; limitations on powers including incorporation of churches. Provides for a referendum at the November 2006 election on approval of a proposed constitutional amendment relating to incorporation of churches. The proposed amendment deletes language that prohibits the General Assembly from granting charters of incorporation to churches. This prohibition was held to be unconstitutional in 2002 by the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Falwell v. Miller (203 F.Supp. 2d 624). The Court held that the prohibition against incorporation of churches violated the plaintiff church's First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion. Since that case, the State Corporation Commission has granted charters to churches. This amendment deletes the now obsolete language and makes no change in current law.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/06 House: Presented and ordered printed 060580772 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1382ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/28/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0068) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/06 House: Presented and ordered printed 060580772
- 01/11/06 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/27/06 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/06 House: Read first time
- 01/31/06 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/01/06 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/06 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/06 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/02/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/14/06 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/06 Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/06 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/06 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1382ER)
- 02/22/06 House: Enrolled
- 02/23/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 68 (effective 7/1/06)
- 03/28/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0068)