Virginia LGBTQ+ Advisory Board; established, report.
Summary
Virginia LGBTQ+ Advisory Board. Establishesthe Virginia LGBTQ+ Advisory Board to advise the Governor regardingthe economic, professional, cultural, educational, and governmentallinks between the Commonwealth and the LGBTQ+ community in Virginiaand sets out the powers and duties of the Board. The Board shallbe composed of 21 nonlegislative citizen members, at least 15 ofwhom shall identify as LGBTQ+, to be appointed by the Governor, andthe Secretaries of the Commonwealth, Commerce and Trade, Education,Health and Human Resources, and Public Safety and Homeland Security,or their designees, who shall serve as ex officio members.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 22, 2021
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 33
Feb 19, 2021
D
Democratic17
76% Yea
R
Republican16
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 169 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (27-0-6)
senate
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 2-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (57-Y 42-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (13-Y 8-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2021
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102200D
lower
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Cole
DDemocratic
Co
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Kathy Tran
DDemocratic
Co
Ken Plum
DDemocratic
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