Harry F. Byrd, Sr., statue; removal from Capitol Square.
Summary
Department of General Services; removal of HarryF. Byrd, Sr., statue. Directs the Department of General Servicesto remove the statue of former Virginia Governor and U.S. SenatorHarry F. Byrd, Sr., from Capitol Square. The bill directs the Departmentto store the statue until such time as the General Assembly determinesits final disposition.
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 13, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 27, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 22, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 197 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rules (11-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Rules (13-Y 5-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100978D
lower
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Q. Askew
DDemocratic
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Cliff Hayes
DDemocratic
Co
Clint Jenkins
DDemocratic
Co
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
Co
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
Don Scott
DDemocratic
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