republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2019/hb-2672.md

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Bill	Virginia War Memorial; names & homes of Virginians on Shrine of Memory, "Missing in Action" names.	Provides that only the names and homes of record designation of those Virginians "Killed in Action" (i) as a result of military operations against terrorism, (ii) as a result of a terrorist act, or (iii) in any armed conflict after December 6, 1941, can be placed on the Shrine of Memory on the grounds of the Virginia War Memorial. The names and homes of record designation of all Virginians "Missing in Action" as a result of the Vietnam War and all other Virginians who served honorably but do not meet the criteria for placement on the Shrine of Memory, are required to be honored elsewhere at the Virginia War Memorial. The bill also provides that the Board of Veterans Services will advise the Department of Veterans Services on policies related to the War Memorial. This advisory authority currently rests with the Virginia War Memorial Board. This bill is identical to	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2019	HB 2672	Virginia HB 2672 (2019)	bill	Administration of Government	enacted	Betsy B. Carr	3	15	6	2019-01-13	2019-03-08	openstates	ocd-bill/9f2485a7-c5dd-48d8-88f0-3801efbd88da	http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2672	013e38ede6316d2c70a9e3a4f4180ca07a93b3ee34f1a87d94cba3e9e61e502a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 2672 (2019) — Virginia War Memorial; names & homes of Virginians on Shrine of Memory, "Missing in Action" names.

Provides that only the names and homes of record designation of those Virginians "Killed in Action" (i) as a result of military operations against terrorism, (ii) as a result of a terrorist act, or (iii) in any armed conflict after December 6, 1941, can be placed on the Shrine of Memory on the grounds of the Virginia War Memorial. The names and homes of record designation of all Virginians "Missing in Action" as a result of the Vietnam War and all other Virginians who served honorably but do not meet the criteria for placement on the Shrine of Memory, are required to be honored elsewhere at the Virginia War Memorial. The bill also provides that the Board of Veterans Services will advise the Department of Veterans Services on policies related to the War Memorial. This advisory authority currently rests with the Virginia War Memorial Board. This bill is identical to

Version chain

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

1. Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0312) (committee substitute) — source
2. House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2672ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. House: Presented and ordered printed 19103704D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passed Senate — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from General Laws — 21–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from General Laws and Technology — 14–0 (pass) · upper
• Constitutional reading dispensed — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — 99–0 (pass) · lower
• Subcommittee recommends reporting — 8–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Betsy B. Carr — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-01-13 Presented and ordered printed 19103704D introduction
• 2019-01-13 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
• 2019-01-29 Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1 referral-committee
• 2019-02-03 Read first time reading-1
• 2019-02-04 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
• 2019-02-05 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
• 2019-02-06 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2019-02-06 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
• 2019-02-14 Read third time reading-3
• 2019-02-19 Enrolled
• 2019-02-19 Signed by Speaker
• 2019-02-20 Signed by President
• 2019-02-21 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 21, 2019
• 2019-02-21 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
• 2019-03-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 312 (effective 7/1/19) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9f2485a7-c5dd-48d8-88f0-3801efbd88da. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).