HB 2348 Virginia House of Delegates · 2017 Regular Session

Women's right to vote; Va. Historical Society shall plan commemoration of centennial anniversary.

Summary
Provides that the Virginia Historical Society shall plan and lead the commemoration of the centennial anniversary of women's right to vote in 2020. The bill creates a 12-member task force to assist the Virginia Historical Society, in collaboration with the Library of Virginia, the Department of Education, the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, the VCU Libraries Special Collections and Archives, and interested civic and community organizations, in planning, developing, and performing programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The provisions of the bill expire on January 1, 2021.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Jan 14, 2017 Signed Mar 16, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Mar 16, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 618 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2348S1
legislature
Feb 17, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17105399D-S1
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
legislature
Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2348E
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Jan 14, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
legislature
Jan 14, 2017
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 17103401D
legislature
1 primary · 54 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Kathy J. Byron
Kathy J. Byron
RRepublican
VA
22
Co
Photo of Barry Knight
Barry Knight
RRepublican
VA
98
Co
Photo of Benjamin L. Cline
Benjamin L. Cline
RRepublican
VA
24
Co
Photo of Betsy Carr
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
VA
78
Co
Photo of Brenda L. Pogge
Brenda L. Pogge
RRepublican
VA
96
Co
Photo of Buddy Fowler
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
VA
59
Co
Photo of Charles D. Poindexter
Charles D. Poindexter
RRepublican
VA
9
Co
Photo of Charniele Herring
Charniele Herring
DDemocratic
VA
4
Co
Photo of Chris Head
Chris Head
RRepublican
VA
3
Co
Photo of Christopher K. Peace
Christopher K. Peace
RRepublican
VA
97
Co
Photo of Christopher P. Stolle
Christopher P. Stolle
RRepublican
VA
83