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
Kathy J. Byron
RRepublican
Co
Barry Knight
RRepublican
Co
Benjamin L. Cline
RRepublican
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Brenda L. Pogge
RRepublican
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Charles D. Poindexter
RRepublican
Co
Charniele Herring
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Head
RRepublican
Co
Christopher K. Peace
RRepublican
Co
Christopher P. Stolle
RRepublican
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