Bill Text: VA HB2075 | 2021 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Jefferson Davis Highway; renames any section of U.S. Route 1 to "Emancipation Highway."

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N) [HB2075 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2021-HB2075-Engrossed.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 2075 House Amendments in [ ] – February 2, 2021 A BILL to rename certain sections of U.S. Route 1 in Virginia the [ "Loving Memorial "Emancipation ] Highway" and to repeal Chapter 286 of the Acts of Assembly of 1922. ---------- Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Cole, J.G. ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. Any section of U.S. Route 1 in Virginia that is designated as the "Jefferson Davis Highway" shall on the effective date of this act be designated and shall hereafter be known as the [ "Loving Memorial "Emancipation ] Highway." The Department of Transportation shall place and maintain appropriate markers indicating the designation of this highway. This designation shall not affect any other memorial designation heretofore or hereafter applied to this highway or any portions thereof.

2. That Chapter 286 of the Acts of Assembly of 1922 is repealed.

[ 3. That the provisions of this act shall become effective on January 1, 2022. ]