Historical African American cemeteries and graves; adds Mt. Calvary Cemetery in City of Portsmouth.
Summary
Adds the Mt. Calvary Cemetery in the City of Portsmouth, with 266 eligible gravesites, to the list of historical African American cemeteries for which qualifying charitable organizations may receive funds from the Department of Historic Resources for the care of historical African American cemeteries and graves. This bill is identical to
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 8, 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
7
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 1, 2018
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources & Technology
legislature
Jan 31, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 24, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 15, 2018
Committee
Assigned ACNRsub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Jan 8, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102415D
legislature
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Matthew James
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
David Bulova
DDemocratic
Co
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Debra H. Rodman
DDemocratic
Co
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
Eileen Filler-Corn
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Jeion Ward
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
Co
Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones
DDemocratic
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