HB 1165 Virginia House of Delegates · 2024 Regular Session

Persons with disabilities; adds definitions related to rights.

Summary

Rights of persons with disabilities; definitions.Adds definitions related to the rights of persons with disabilitiesto relevant law. The bill defines "path of travel," "place of publicaccommodation,"" "public entity," "private entity," and "readilyachievable." The bill requires places of public accommodation toensure that barriers to accessibility are removed when the removalis readily achievable.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

Signed into Law

Apr 2024

Introduced Jan 10, 2024 Signed Apr 8, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 31, 2024

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Mar 4, 2024

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2024

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 648 (effective 7/1/24)

executive

Mar 26, 2024

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 25, 2024

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 25, 2024

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1165ER)

lower

Mar 5, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Mar 4, 2024

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (40-0)

senate

Mar 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 15, 2024

Committee

Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services

upper

Feb 15, 2024

Committee

Rereferred from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 1, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Health

upper

Jan 31, 2024

Lower · Passed

VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 31, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 25, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 10, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors