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2020 SESSION
HB 1519 Slavery & Subsequent De Jure & De Facto Racial & Economic Discrimination, Com. to Study; created.
Introduced by: Delores L. McQuinn | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Commission to Study Slavery and Subsequent De Jure and De Facto Racial and Economic Discrimination Against African Americans; report; sunset. Creates the Commission to Study Slavery and Subsequent De Jure and De Facto Racial and Economic Discrimination Against African Americans to (i) study the current impact and long-term inequities of slavery and the subsequent state-sanctioned de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination practiced against African Americans and (ii) make recommendations to the General Assembly on appropriate remedies. The bill requires the Commission to annually submit a report on its interim activity and work to the Governor and the General Assembly. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2022.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20105093D pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1519ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1043) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 House: Presented and ordered printed 20105093D
- 01/08/20 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/15/20 House: Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Adminstrative Process
- 01/23/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/20 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/28/20 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/29/20 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
- 01/31/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/20 House: Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/20 House: Read first time
- 02/05/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/06/20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/21/20 Senate: Reported from Rules with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/20 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/25/20 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/25/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/25/20 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/27/20 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 100-N)
- 02/27/20 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
- 03/02/20 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/02/20 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/03/20 House: House acceded to request
- 03/03/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/03/20 House: Delegates: McQuinn, Bagby, Fowler
- 03/04/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/04/20 Senate: Senators: Locke, McClellan, Vogel
- 03/07/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 03/18/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1519ER)
- 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 1043 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/10/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1043)