Public accommodations, employment, and housing; prohibited discrimination on the basis of religion.
Summary
Public accommodations, employment, and housing;prohibited discrimination on the basis of religion; includes outwardreligious expression. Clarifies that "religion" as it relatesto freedom of expression includes any outward expression of religiousfaith in contexts where discrimination on the basis of religion isprohibited.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed May 27, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 28, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 27, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 799 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Apr 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Apr 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (52-Y 48-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102796D
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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