Crimes - Mitigation and Defense - Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Aug 4, 2020
Signed May 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2021 · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2021
How they voted
42–0
Passed
Total votes 42
Mar 14, 2021
D
Democratic28
100% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 14, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0)
senate
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
lower
Mar 2, 2021
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (116-0-4)
house of delegates
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
First Reading Judiciary
lower
Aug 4, 2020
Introduced
Pre-filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Julie Palakovich Carr
DDemocratic
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