republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/hb-1514.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Virginia Human Rights Act; racial discrimination, hair.	Virginia Human Rights Act; racial discrimination; hair. Provides that the terms "because of race" and "on the basis of race," and terms of similar import, when used in reference to discrimination in the Code of Virginia and acts of the General Assembly, include traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists. This bill is identical to SB 50.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2020	HB 1514	Virginia HB 1514 (2020)	bill		enacted	Delores L. McQuinn	3	24	6	2020-01-08	2020-03-03	openstates	ocd-bill/a1a3f982-ef7b-42e2-97bf-5c3b523f6da4	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1514	8cea7d1063dcc16c03508cac0ef9ae9ae9880cc89063a42d07d7cb2945d2c9bd	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 1514 (2020) — Virginia Human Rights Act; racial discrimination, hair.

Virginia Human Rights Act; racial discrimination; hair. Provides that the terms "because of race" and "on the basis of race," and terms of similar import, when used in reference to discrimination in the Code of Virginia and acts of the General Assembly, include traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists. This bill is identical to SB 50.

Version chain

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

1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0107) (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1514ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Impact statement from DPB (HB1514) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• VOTE: Passage (72-Y 25-N) — 71–25 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) — 13–0 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) — 7–1 (pass) · lower
• Reported from General Laws (17-Y 5-N) — 17–5 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Delores L. McQuinn — primary (person)
• Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
• Clinton L. Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
• Dawn M. Adams — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
• Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
• Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer Carroll Foy — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
• Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
• Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
• Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
• Roslyn C. Tyler — cosponsor (person)
• Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-01-08 Presented and ordered printed 20102143D introduction
• 2020-01-08 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
• 2020-01-15 Impact statement from DPB (HB1514)
• 2020-01-17 Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection referral-committee
• 2020-01-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
• 2020-01-28 Reported from General Laws (17-Y 5-N) committee-passage
• 2020-01-30 Read first time reading-1
• 2020-01-31 Passed by for the day
• 2020-02-03 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
• 2020-02-04 Read third time and passed House (72-Y 25-N) passage, reading-3
• 2020-02-04 VOTE: Passage (72-Y 25-N)
• 2020-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2020-02-05 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
• 2020-02-12 Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-14 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-17 Read third time reading-3
• 2020-02-17 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
• 2020-02-20 Enrolled
• 2020-02-20 Impact statement from DPB (HB1514ER)
• 2020-02-20 Signed by Speaker
• 2020-02-21 Signed by President
• 2020-02-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
• 2020-02-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
• 2020-03-03 Approved by Governor-Chapter 107 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a1a3f982-ef7b-42e2-97bf-5c3b523f6da4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).