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type: "Bill"
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title: "Virginia Human Rights Act; racial discrimination, hair."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 1514"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1514 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Delores L. McQuinn"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-01-08"
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last_action: "2020-03-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a1a3f982-ef7b-42e2-97bf-5c3b523f6da4"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1514"
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source_hash: "8cea7d1063dcc16c03508cac0ef9ae9ae9880cc89063a42d07d7cb2945d2c9bd"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1514 (2020) — Virginia Human Rights Act; racial discrimination, hair.
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0107)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0107)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1514ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1514ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1514)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1514)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Passage (72-Y 25-N) — **71–25** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) — **7–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws (17-Y 5-N) — **17–5** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Delores L. McQuinn — primary (person)
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- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
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- Clinton L. Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
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- Dawn M. Adams — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer Carroll Foy — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
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- Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Roslyn C. Tyler — cosponsor (person)
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- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-08** Presented and ordered printed 20102143D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-08** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-15** Impact statement from DPB (HB1514)
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- **2020-01-17** Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-23** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
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- **2020-01-28** Reported from General Laws (17-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-30** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-01-31** Passed by for the day
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- **2020-02-03** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-04** Read third time and passed House (72-Y 25-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-04** VOTE: Passage (72-Y 25-N)
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- **2020-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-05** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-12** Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-17** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-20** Enrolled
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- **2020-02-20** Impact statement from DPB (HB1514ER)
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- **2020-02-20** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-02-21** Signed by President
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- **2020-02-25** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2020
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- **2020-02-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 3, 2020
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- **2020-03-03** Approved by Governor-Chapter 107 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a1a3f982-ef7b-42e2-97bf-5c3b523f6da4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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