Jefferson Davis Highway; renames any section of U.S. Route 1 to 'Emancipation Highway.'
Summary
U.S. Route 1; "Emancipation Highway." Renames any section of U.S. Route 1 in Virginia that is designated as "Jefferson Davis Highway" to "Emancipation Highway." The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 22, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
15
Committee
13
Amendments
1
Mar 30, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 416 (effective 1/1/22)
executive
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (70-Y 28-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2075E
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 5-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (14-Y 6-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 4-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 17, 2021
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Systems
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102542D
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josh Cole
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Bourne
DDemocratic
Co
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Lamont Bagby
DDemocratic
Co
Lashrecse D. Aird
DDemocratic
Co
Lee J. Carter
DDemocratic
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