HB 2147 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Human Rights, Division of; renamed as Office of Civil Rights.

Summary

Division of Human Rights; renamed as Officeof Civil Rights. Renames the Division of Human Rights in theDepartment of Law as the Office of Civil Rights.

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 18, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2021

How they voted

27–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 33

Feb 19, 2021

D Democratic17

13 Yea 4

76% Yea

R Republican16

14 Yea 2

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 18, 2021

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 196 (effective 7/1/21)

executive

Feb 22, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)

upper

Feb 19, 2021

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (27-0-6)

senate

Feb 17, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 2-N)

upper

Feb 2, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Feb 1, 2021

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (49-Y 46-N)

lower

Jan 27, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 7-N)

lower

Jan 12, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

lower

Jan 12, 2021

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102585D

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors