SB 881 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Historical African American Cemeteries and Graves Fund; created.

Summary
Historical African American Cemeteries and Graves Fund. Creates the Historical African American Cemeteries and Graves Fund and provides that any funds that are appropriated to the Department of Historic Resources but not used for the maintenance of graves, in particular the listed historical African American cemeteries, shall be deposited in the Fund. The bill authorizes the Director of the Department to manage and administer the Fund and to disburse moneys in the Fund to maintain additional graves that have been certified by the Department and documented in the Department's cultural resources database.The bill also adds six cemeteries to the list of cemeteries for which qualified organizations may receive funds from the Department. The cemeteries are Cuffeytown Cemetery in the City of Chesapeake, with 52 eligible graves; Newtown Cemetery in the City of Harrisonburg, with 400 eligible graves; Stanton Family Cemetery in Buckingham County, with 36 eligible graves; and three cemeteries in Arlington County: Calloway Cemetery, with 29 eligible graves, Lomax Cemetery, with 66 eligible graves, and Mount Salvation Cemetery, with 29 eligible graves. This bill is identical to HB 1523.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Signed Mar 25, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2020

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 28, 2020
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Mar 25, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 456 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB881H1
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108519D-H1
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB881E
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102885D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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