---
type: "Bill"
title: "Jefferson Davis Highway; renames any section of U.S. Route 1 to 'Emancipation Highway.'"
description: "U.S. Route 1; \"Emancipation Highway.\" Renames any section of U.S. Route 1 in Virginia that is designated as \"Jefferson Davis Highway\" to \"Emancipation Highway.\" The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 2075"
citation: "Virginia HB 2075 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joshua G. Cole"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1605ff1-310a-43a7-9e36-869c6dd0b36f"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2075"
source_hash: "6f050da99086d290a63ad841794c8324738d9b2d2335a55c49fc9cd1ec822371"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 2075 (2021) — Jefferson Davis Highway; renames any section of U.S. Route 1 to 'Emancipation Highway.'

U.S. Route 1; "Emancipation Highway." Renames any section of U.S. Route 1 in Virginia that is designated as "Jefferson Davis Highway" to "Emancipation Highway." The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0416** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0416)
2. **HB2075ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2075ER)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102542D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2075)
4. **Printed as engrossed 21102542D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2075E)

## Votes

- VOTE: Passage (70-Y 28-N) — **69–28** (pass) · lower
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 4-N) — **6–4** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) — **5–3** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N) — **30–9** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (14-Y 6-N) — **14–6** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 5-N) — **15–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joshua G. Cole — primary (person)
- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
- Dawn M. Adams — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
- Hala S. Ayala — cosponsor (person)
- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey M. Bourne — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
- Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
- Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
- Lee J. Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102542D `introduction`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-17** Assigned Transportation sub: Transportation Systems `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2021-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 4-N)
- **2021-01-21** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-01-26** Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26** Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (14-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-26** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-29** Impact statement from DPB (HB2075)
- **2021-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- **2021-01-29** Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-01** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-02** Committee amendments agreed to
- **2021-02-02** Engrossed by House as amended HB2075E
- **2021-02-02** Printed as engrossed 21102542D-E
- **2021-02-03** Read third time and passed House (70-Y 28-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-03** VOTE: Passage (70-Y 28-N)
- **2021-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2021-02-04** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-18** Impact statement from DPB (HB2075E)
- **2021-02-18** Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-22** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2021-02-23** Passed by for the day
- **2021-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2021-02-24** Passed by for the day
- **2021-02-25** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2021-02-25** Passed by temporarily
- **2021-02-25** Passed Senate (30-Y 9-N) `passage`
- **2021-03-09** Enrolled
- **2021-03-09** Signed by President
- **2021-03-11** Impact statement from DPB (HB2075ER)
- **2021-03-11** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-15** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
- **2021-03-15** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- **2021-03-30** Approved by Governor-Chapter 416 (effective 1/1/22) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1605ff1-310a-43a7-9e36-869c6dd0b36f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).