Historical African American cemeteries and graves; adds cemetery at Belmont in Loudoun County.
Summary
Adds the African-American Burial Ground for the Enslaved at Belmont in Loudoun County, which cemetery contains 44 eligible graves, to the list of those cemeteries for which qualified charitable organizations may receive funds from the Department of Historic Resources for the care of historical African American cemeteries and graves.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2018
Governor
Introduced Dec 28, 2017
Last action Mar 9, 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
17
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 28, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Feb 21, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Committee
Assigned ACNR sub: Subcommittee #2
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB163S1
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18106342D-S1
legislature
Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Dec 28, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Dec 28, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100973D
legislature
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JT
Jennifer T. Wexton
DDemocratic
Co
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
Co
Wendy Gooditis
DDemocratic
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