Historical African American cemeteries; changes date of establishment for qualification of funds. (SB477)

Introduced By

Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) with support from co-patron Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond)

Progress

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

Description

Historical African American cemeteries. Changes the date of establishment that qualifies historical African American cemeteries for appropriated funds to care for such cemeteries from prior to January 1, 1900, to prior to January 1, 1948, and provides that the total number of graves in a qualifying cemetery shall be the number of markers of African Americans who were interred in such cemetery prior to January 1, 1948. Under current law, the total number of graves is the number of markers of African Americans who lived at any time between January 1, 1800, and January 1, 1900. This bill is identical to HB 140. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

Date	Action
01/11/2022	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101065D
01/11/2022	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/19/2022	Impact statement from DPB (SB477)
02/02/2022	Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
02/02/2022	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2022	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
02/09/2022	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2022	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2022	Printed as engrossed 22101065D-E
02/11/2022	Read second time
02/11/2022	Reading of amendment waived
02/11/2022	Committee amendment agreed to
02/11/2022	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB477E
02/11/2022	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2022	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2022	Impact statement from DPB (SB477E)
02/21/2022	Placed on Calendar
02/21/2022	Read first time
02/21/2022	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
03/02/2022	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2022	Read second time
03/07/2022	Read third time
03/07/2022	Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
03/07/2022	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2022	Enrolled
03/10/2022	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB477ER)
03/10/2022	Impact statement from DPB (SB477ER)
03/10/2022	Signed by President
03/10/2022	Signed by Speaker
03/22/2022	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
03/22/2022	G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
04/07/2022	G Approved by Governor-Chapter 187 (effective 7/1/22)
04/07/2022	G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0187)