Religious freedom; applicability of certain executive orders.
Summary
Religious freedom; applicability of certainexecutive orders. Provides that no rule, regulation, or orderissued by the Governor or other governmental entity pursuant to theCommonwealth of Virginia Emergency Services and Disaster Law of 2000applies to the exercise of religion in a church, synagogue, or otherplace of worship.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Mar 7, 2022
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2022
How they voted
37–40
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 80
Feb 11, 2022
D
Democratic42
95% Nay
R
Republican38
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 14, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House (51-Y 46-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (50-Y 48-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #4
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103079D
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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