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2020 SESSION
HB 1537 War memorials for veterans; removal, relocation, etc.
Introduced by: Delores L. McQuinn | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Memorials for war veterans. Provides that a locality may remove, relocate, contextualize, or cover any monument or memorial for war veterans on the locality's public property, not including a monument or memorial located in a publicly owned cemetery, regardless of when the monument or memorial was erected, and removes certain criminal and civil penalties. Current law makes it unlawful to disturb or interfere with such monuments or memorials or to prevent citizens from taking proper measures and exercising proper means for the protection, preservation, and care of such monuments or memorials. Prior to removing, relocating, contextualizing, or covering any such publicly owned monument or memorial, the local governing body shall publish notice of such intent in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality. The notice shall specify the time and place of a public hearing at which interested persons may present their views, not less than 30 days after publication of the notice. After the completion of the hearing, the governing body may vote whether to remove, relocate, contextualize, or cover the monument or memorial. If the governing body votes to remove, relocate, contextualize, or cover the monument or memorial, the local governing body shall first, for a period of 30 days, offer the monument or memorial for relocation and placement to any museum, historical society, government, or military battlefield. The local governing body shall have sole authority to determine the final disposition of the monument or memorial. The bill authorizes the local governing body to call for an advisory referendum prior to voting on such motion. The bill repeals an 1890 act of assembly related to the placement of a statue in the City of Alexandria and does not apply to a monument or memorial located on the property of a public institution of higher education within the City of Lexington. The bill also provides that the Board of Historic Resources shall promulgate regulations governing the manner in which any monument or memorial may be contextualized. This bill incorporates HB1625 and is identical to SB 183.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20102770D pdf
- 02/07/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107987D-H1 pdf
- 02/10/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20107987D-EH1 pdf
- 03/02/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20109421D-S1 pdf
- 03/07/20 House: Conference substitute printed 20109855D-H2 pdf
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1537ER) pdf
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1101) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments not adopted
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 01/10/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20102770D
- 01/10/20 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/07/20 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/07/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107987D-H1
- 02/07/20 House: Incorporates HB1625 (Hudson)
- 02/09/20 House: Read first time
- 02/10/20 House: Read second time
- 02/10/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107987D-H1
- 02/10/20 House: Amendments by Delegate McQuinn agreed to
- 02/10/20 House: Amendments by Delegate Poindexter withdrawn
- 02/10/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB1537EH1
- 02/10/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20107987D-EH1
- 02/11/20 House: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N)
- 02/11/20 House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N)
- 02/12/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 03/02/20 Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
- 03/02/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20109421D-S1
- 03/03/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/20 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/04/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20109421D-S1
- 03/04/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1537S1
- 03/04/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N)
- 03/05/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/05/20 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 20109421D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
- 03/05/20 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (25-Y 14-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/05/20 House: House acceded to request
- 03/05/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/20 House: Delegates: McQuinn, Helmer, Walker
- 03/05/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senators: Locke, Bell, Reeves
- 03/07/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/20 House: Conference substitute printed 20109855D-H2
- 03/07/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 43-N)
- 03/07/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 43-N)
- 03/08/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N)
- 03/18/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1537ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/10/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1101 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1101)