Act for Religious Freedom; reaffirms religious rights. (HB791)
Introduced By
Del. Les Adams (R-Chatham) with support from 53 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Terry Austin (R-Buchanan), Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton), Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. Rob Bloxom (R-Accomack), Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg), Del. Jeff Campbell (R-Marion), Del. Ben Cline (R-Amherst), Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Chris Collins (R-Winchester), Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Del. Mark Dudenhefer (R-Stafford), Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston), Del. Peter Farrell (R-Henrico), Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland), Del. Nick Freitas (R-Culpeper), Del. Scott Garrett (R-Lynchburg), Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock), Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls), Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Tim Hugo (R-Centreville), Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City), Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Dave LaRock (R-Loudoun), Del. Jay Leftwich (R-Chesapeake), Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-Oak Hill), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Manoli Loupassi (R-Richmond), Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manassas), Del. Randy Minchew (R-Leesburg), Del. Jason Miyares (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Rick Morris (R-Carrollton), Del. Israel O'Quinn (R-Bristol), Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. Brenda Pogge (R-Williamsburg), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. Margaret Ransone (R-Kinsale), Del. Roxann Robinson (R-Chesterfield), Del. Nick Rush (R-Christiansburg), Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Scott Taylor (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan), Del. Michael Webert (R-Marshall), Del. Tony Wilt (R-Harrisonburg), Del. Tommy Wright (R-Victoria), Sen. Chris Head (R-Roanoke), Sen. Todd E. Pillion (R-Abingdon)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Act for Religious Freedom. Reaffirms that the religious rights asserted in 57-1 of the Code of Virginia are the natural and unalienable rights of mankind. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2016 | Committee |
01/12/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102530D |
01/12/2016 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/18/2016 | Assigned to sub: Subcommittee #3 |
01/18/2016 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3 |
01/19/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) |
01/26/2016 | Reported from General Laws with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2016 | Read first time |
01/29/2016 | Passed by for the day |
02/01/2016 | Read second time |
02/01/2016 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/01/2016 | Pending question ordered |
02/01/2016 | Engrossed by House as amended HB791E |
02/01/2016 | Printed as engrossed 16102530D-E |
02/02/2016 | Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N) |
02/02/2016 | VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/03/2016 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
02/22/2016 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
02/24/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2016 | Read third time |
02/25/2016 | Passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/29/2016 | Enrolled |
02/29/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB791ER) |
02/29/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
03/03/2016 | Signed by President |
03/04/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/4/16 |
03/04/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 11, 2016 |
03/07/2016 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 284 (effective 7/1/16) |
03/07/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0284) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 52 seconds.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): BILL 773 ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
[Unknown]: AYES 21, NOS 19. AYES 21, NOS 19. THE BILL PASSES. [ CAPTIONING WILL RESUME SHORTLY ]
Comments
Well, this is about the goofiest bill that I've ever seen.
So, we have § 57-1, which consists of Thomas Jefferson's famous Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. Then we have § 57-2, in which the General Assembly long ago passed a bill saying:
What Del. Adams wants to do here is say that, yet again, we declare this. He wants to amend § 57-2 to say this instead: