Objects of antiquity; unlawful to remove from battlefield, penalty.
Summary
Objects of antiquity; removal from battlefield;penalty. Adds land owned by a battlefield preservation organizationand land on which such organization holds an easement to the categoryof lands on which it is unlawful to intentionally damage, disturb,or remove any object of antiquity. Current law prohibits such actson any designated state archaeological site or on state-controlledland and provides that a violation of the prohibition is a Class1 misdemeanor.
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 20, 2021
Signed Mar 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 5, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 18, 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
23
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Mar 11, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 59 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21102961D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Runion
RRepublican
Co
Amanda Batten
RRepublican
Co
Michael P. Mullin
DDemocratic
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