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2023 SESSION
HB 2171 Religious freedom; applicability of certain executive orders.
Introduced by: Wren M. Williams | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Emergency Services and Disaster Law; religious freedom; executive orders. Provides that no rule, regulation, or order issued by the Governor or other governmental entity pursuant to the Commonwealth of Virginia Emergency Services and Disaster Law shall impose restrictions on the operation of a place of worship that are more restrictive than the restrictions imposed on any other business, organization, or activity.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101594D pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23107179D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2171ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/26/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0603) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101594D
- 01/11/23 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/23 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/30/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/03/23 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 9-N)
- 02/05/23 House: Read first time
- 02/06/23 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/07/23 House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
- 02/07/23 House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
- 02/08/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/20/23 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
- 02/20/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23107179D-S1
- 02/21/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/23 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/22/23 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23107179D-S1
- 02/22/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2171S1
- 02/22/23 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (35-Y 5-N)
- 02/23/23 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 23107179D-S1 (53-Y 43-N)
- 02/23/23 House: VOTE: Adoption (53-Y 43-N)
- 03/07/23 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2171ER)
- 03/08/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/23 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/26/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 603 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/26/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0603)