HB3082: Religious freedom; reiterates an individual's freedom of religion.

Chief Patron

Scott Lingamfelter (R-31)
Woodbridge, VA
Served: 2002–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

04/04/2007: enacted

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01/16/2007 Committee
01/16/2007 Presented and ordered printed 070879380
01/16/2007 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/25/2007 Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
02/03/2007 Read first time
02/05/2007 Read second time
02/05/2007 Committee amendment agreed to
02/05/2007 Pending question ordered
02/05/2007 Engrossed by House as amended HB3082E
02/05/2007 Printed as engrossed 070879380-E
02/06/2007 Read third time and passed House (67-Y 30-N)
02/06/2007 Communicated to Senate
02/07/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2007 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
02/14/2007 Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2007 Rereferred to Courts of Justice
02/19/2007 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2007 Committee substitute printed 077862380-S1
02/20/2007 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2007 Motion to reconsider Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2007 VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2007 Passed by for the day
02/21/2007 Read third time
02/21/2007 Reading of substitute waived
02/21/2007 Committee substitute agreed to 077862380-S1
02/21/2007 Passed by for the day
02/22/2007 Read third time
02/22/2007 Amendments (1st set) by Senator Edwards withdrawn
02/22/2007 Reading of amendments waived
02/22/2007 Amendment #2 by Senator Edwards agreed to
02/22/2007 Amendments 1,3,4,5 by Senator Edwards rejected (16-Y 22-N)
02/22/2007 VOTE: (16-Y 22-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2007 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB3082S1
02/22/2007 Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (26-Y 12-N)
02/22/2007 VOTE: (26-Y 12-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2007 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/22/2007 VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2007 Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (28-Y 11-N)
02/22/2007 VOTE: (28-Y 11-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2007 Placed on Calendar
02/22/2007 Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House (80-Y 8-N)
02/22/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (80-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
03/12/2007 Enrolled
03/12/2007 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB3082ER)
03/12/2007 Signed by President
03/13/2007 Signed by Speaker
03/26/2007 Governor's recommendation received by House
04/03/2007 Placed on Calendar
04/04/2007 Enacted, Chapter (effective 7/1/07)
04/04/2007 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 3-N)
04/04/2007 VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
04/04/2007 G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/04/2007 Reenrolled
04/04/2007 Reenrolled bill text (HB3082ER2)
04/04/2007 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Signed by President as reenrolled
04/04/2007 Enacted, Chapter 889 (effective 7/1/07)
04/11/2007 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0889)

Summary

Religious freedom. Reiterates an individual's freedom of religion and prohibits a government entity from unduly burdening such right. The bill provides a cause of action for declaratory or injunctive relief for violation.

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