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SB 5031 Virginia Senate · 2020, 1st Special Session

Legal holidays; Juneteenth.

Summary
Legal holidays; Juneteenth. Recognizes the nineteenth day of June of each year, also known as Juneteenth, as a legal holiday in the Commonwealth to commemorate the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, the last of the former Confederate States of America to abolish slavery, and to recognize the significant roles and many contributions of African Americans to the Commonwealth and the nation. This bill is identical to HB 5052.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2020
Committee Review
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Sep 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Sep 2020
Signed into Law
Oct 2020
Introduced Aug 13, 2020 Signed Oct 13, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Sep 4, 2020 · House of Delegates Sep 25, 2020

How they voted

38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Sep 4, 2020
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Oct 13, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 5 (effective 3/1/21)
executive
Sep 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Sep 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Sep 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Sep 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Sep 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Aug 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Aug 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Aug 13, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200726D
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.