Historical African American cemeteries; owners and localities receiving funds.
Summary
Adds any locality or person that owns a historical African American cemetery to the list of qualified organizations able to receive funds for the preservation of historical African American cemeteries and graves. The bill also allows any locality to receive and hold such funds on behalf of any qualified organization until such time as the organization is able to receive or utilize the funds. The bill requires that the owner of a historical African American cemetery allow reasonable ingress and egress to such cemetery by members of an organization qualified to receive funds for cemetery care and maintenance.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2018
Last action Mar 14, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Feb 19, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB284E
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 15, 2018
Committee
Assigned ACNRsub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 3, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 3, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102201D
legislature
1 primary · 28 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
Co
David J. Toscano
DDemocratic
Co
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Debra H. Rodman
DDemocratic
Co
Eileen Filler-Corn
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Bourne
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
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