HB 2296

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2017 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 11, 2017
  • House
  • Senate
  • Signed by Governor Mar 20, 2017

African Americans, formerly enslaved; identification of history in Virginia.

Bill Subjects

Ethnic Groups

Abstract

Directs the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities to identify the history of formerly enslaved African Americans in Virginia and determine ways to preserve the history for educational and cultural purposes. Among other things, the Foundation would promote the identification, preservation, and conservation of historic sites significant to the history, presence, and contributions of formerly enslaved African Americans in Virginia; identify the contributions of African Americans to Virginia, the nation, and the world; identify historical sites significant to African American history in Virginia; and recommend ways to increase tourism and revenues associated with such sites. The bill creates a task force consisting of legislative and nonlegislative members to assist the Foundation in its work.

Bill Sponsors (15)

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Actions


Mar 20, 2017

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 647 (effective 7/1/17)

Mar 13, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/13/17

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

Mar 10, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by President

Mar 07, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Signed by Speaker

Virginia General Assembly

Enrolled

Feb 24, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)

Feb 23, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Conferees appointed by Senate

Virginia General Assembly

Conferees appointed by House

Virginia General Assembly

House acceded to request

Feb 22, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Senate requested conference committee

Feb 21, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Senate amendment #3 rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)

Virginia General Assembly

Senate amendments #1 and 2 agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)

Virginia General Assembly

Placed on Calendar

Feb 17, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Finance Committee amendment agreed to

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Virginia General Assembly

Reading of amendments waived

Virginia General Assembly

Rules Committee amendments agreed to

Virginia General Assembly

Reading of amendment waived

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by Senate as amended

Feb 10, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Rereferred to Finance

Feb 08, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Rules

Virginia General Assembly

Constitutional reading dispensed

Feb 07, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)

Feb 06, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time

Virginia General Assembly

Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2296H1

Virginia General Assembly

Committee substitute agreed to 17105201D-H1

Feb 04, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Feb 01, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay

Jan 31, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Jan 11, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Rules

Virginia General Assembly

Presented and ordered printed 17103178D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
House: Presented and ordered printed 17103178D HTML
House: Committee substitute printed 17105201D-H1 HTML
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2296ER) HTML
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0647) HTML

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