Virginia House Bill 1537 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-0)
Status: Passed on April 10 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1101)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Memorials for war veterans. Provides that a locality may remove, relocate, contextualize, or cover any monument or memorial for war veterans on the locality's public property, not including a monument or memorial located in a publicly owned cemetery, regardless of when the monument or memorial was erected, and removes certain criminal and civil penalties. Current law makes it unlawful to disturb or interfere with such monuments or memorials or to prevent citizens from taking proper measures and exercising proper means for the protection, preservation, and care of such monuments or memorials. Prior to removing, relocating, contextualizing, or covering any such publicly owned monument or memorial, the local governing body shall publish notice of such intent in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality. The notice shall specify the time and place of a public hearing at which interested persons may present their views, not less than 30 days after publication of the notice. After the completion of the hearing, the governing body may vote whether to remove, relocate, contextualize, or cover the monument or memorial. If the governing body votes to remove, relocate, contextualize, or cover the monument or memorial, the local governing body shall first, for a period of 30 days, offer the monument or memorial for relocation and placement to any museum, historical society, government, or military battlefield. The local governing body shall have sole authority to determine the final disposition of the monument or memorial. The bill authorizes the local governing body to call for an advisory referendum prior to voting on such motion. The bill repeals an 1890 act of assembly related to the placement of a statue in the City of Alexandria and does not apply to a monument or memorial located on the property of a public institution of higher education within the City of Lexington. The bill also provides that the Board of Historic Resources shall promulgate regulations governing the manner in which any monument or memorial may be contextualized.

War memorials for veterans; removal, relocation, etc.

Del. Delores McQuinn [D]	Sen. Lamont Bagby [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]
Sen. Lashrecse Aird [D]	Del. Alex Askew [D]	Del. Hala Ayala [D]	Del. Jeffrey Bourne [D]
Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy [D]	Del. Lee Carter [D]	Del. Joshua Cole [D]	Del. Nancy Guy [D]
Del. C.E. Hayes [D]	Del. Charniele Herring [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Sally Hudson [D]
Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Joesph Lindsey [D]
Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]
Del. Don Scott [D]	Del. Luke Torian [D]	Del. Vivian Watts [D]

2020-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N) (Y: 23 N: 15 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-07 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 43-N) (Y: 52 N: 43 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (25-Y 14-N) (Y: 25 N: 14 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N) (Y: 0 N: 97 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N) (Y: 21 N: 17 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (8-Y 6-N) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N) (Y: 53 N: 46 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-10		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1101)
2020-04-10		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1101 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-18	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1537ER)
2020-03-18	House	Enrolled
2020-03-08	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N)
2020-03-07	House	VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 43-N)
2020-03-07	House	Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 43-N)
2020-03-07	House	Conference substitute printed 20109855D-H2
2020-03-07		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-03-05	Senate	Senators: Locke, Bell, Reeves
2020-03-05	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-05	House	Delegates: McQuinn, Helmer, Walker
2020-03-05	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-05	House	House acceded to request
2020-03-05	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2020-03-05	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (25-Y 14-N)
2020-03-05	House	VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 97-N)
2020-03-05	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 20109421D-S1 (0-Y 97-N)
2020-03-05	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-03-04	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N)
2020-03-04	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1537S1
2020-03-04	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20109421D-S1
2020-03-04	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-03-04	Senate	Read third time
2020-03-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-03-02	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20109421D-S1
2020-03-02	Senate	Reported from Local Government with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
2020-02-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2020-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-11	House	VOTE: Passage (53-Y 46-N)
2020-02-11	House	Read third time and passed House (53-Y 46-N)
2020-02-10	House	Printed as engrossed 20107987D-EH1
2020-02-10	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB1537EH1
2020-02-10	House	Amendments by Delegate Poindexter withdrawn
2020-02-10	House	Amendments by Delegate McQuinn agreed to
2020-02-10	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20107987D-H1
2020-02-10	House	Read second time
2020-02-09	House	Read first time
2020-02-07	House	Incorporates HB1625 (Hudson)
2020-02-07	House	Committee substitute printed 20107987D-H1
2020-02-07	House	Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
2020-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2020-01-10	House	Presented and ordered printed 20102770D

HB1625 (Same As) 2020-02-07 - Incorporated by Counties, Cities and Towns
SB183 (Same As) 2020-04-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1100)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	1812	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1537
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1537+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1537H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1537EH1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1537S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1537H2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1537ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1101+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H07V0065+HB1537
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0803+HB1537
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S07V0120+HB1537
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1479HB1537+HB1537
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1527HB1537+HB1537
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1990+HB1537
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1628HB1537+HB1537
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV2037+HB1537
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1878HB1537+HB1537