Historical African American cemeteries/graves; disbursement of funds appropriated for preservation. (HB1547)
Introduced By
Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond) with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond), Del. Daun Hester (D-Norfolk), Del. Paul Krizek (D-Alexandria), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Lee Ware (R-Powhatan), Sen. Lashrecse D. Aird (D-Petersburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Historical African American cemeteries and graves. Directs the distribution of funds appropriated for the purpose to qualifying nonprofit organizations that preserve historical African American cemeteries established before 1900. The funding formula is $5, or the average actual cost of routine maintenance, multiplied by the number of graves, monuments, and markers of African Americans who lived at any time between 1800 and 1900 and are interred in the cemetery. The bill lists two cemeteries, East End Cemetery in Henrico County and Evergreen Cemetery in the City of Richmond, that are to receive any funds appropriated for a total of 6,975 gravesites.
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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12/29/2016 | Committee |
12/29/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101511D |
12/29/2016 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
01/11/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1547) |
01/12/2017 | Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources |
01/18/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) |
01/25/2017 | Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2017 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
01/25/2017 | Assigned App. sub: Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Technology |
02/01/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
02/03/2017 | Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2017 | Read first time |
02/06/2017 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/07/2017 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
02/07/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/08/2017 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
02/13/2017 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Read third time |
02/16/2017 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2017 | Enrolled |
02/20/2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1547ER) |
02/20/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/21/2017 | Signed by President |
02/21/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1547ER) |
02/21/2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17 |
02/21/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 |
03/03/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 270 (effective 7/1/17) |
03/03/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0270) |
Comments
These cemeteries are an important part of Virginia history. If the legislature is already funding a Confederate portion of Oakwood Cemetery and contributing public money to various Confederate history groups, surely it should help with the care of these African American cemeteries as well. This bill should be passed.