Discrimination – Definition of Race – Hair Texture and Hairstyles
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
May 2020
Introduced Jan 30, 2020
Signed May 8, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 12, 2020
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Feb 27, 2020
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican12
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Enrolled
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 16, 2020
Introduced
Senate Concurs House Amendments
upper
Mar 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Rosenberg) Adopted
lower
Mar 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
lower
Mar 12, 2020
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (93-2-5)
house of delegates
Feb 28, 2020
Committee
Referred Health and Government Operations
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
16 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Antonio Hayes
DDemocratic
P
Arthur Ellis
DDemocratic
P
Brian Feldman
DDemocratic
P
Charles Sydnor
DDemocratic
P
Chris West
RRepublican
P
Clarence Lam
DDemocratic
P
Cory McCray
DDemocratic
P
Craig Zucker
DDemocratic
P
Douglas J. J. Peters
DDemocratic
P
Guy Guzzone
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Waldstreicher
DDemocratic
P
Joanne Benson
DDemocratic
P
Justin Ready
RRepublican
P
Malcolm Augustine
DDemocratic
P
Shelly Hettleman
DDemocratic
P
Susan C. Lee
DDemocratic
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