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Bill Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; cemeteries, exemptions. Department of Professional and OccupationalRegulation; cemeteries; exemptions. Clarifies that a cemetery wholly owned and operated by a nonstock corporation not operatedfor profit is exempt from regulation by the Department of Professionaland Occupational Regulation if, among other things, such corporationuses the proceeds from the sale of all graves and entombment rightsfor the purpose, but not necessarily the sole purpose, of defrayingthe direct expenses of maintaining the cemetery. Current law requiresthat proceeds from the sale of graves and entombment rights be usedfor the sole purpose of defraying the direct expenses of maintainingthe cemetery. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 950 Virginia HB 950 (2020)
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Virginia HB 950 (2020) — Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; cemeteries, exemptions.

Department of Professional and OccupationalRegulation; cemeteries; exemptions. Clarifies that a cemetery wholly owned and operated by a nonstock corporation not operatedfor profit is exempt from regulation by the Department of Professionaland Occupational Regulation if, among other things, such corporationuses the proceeds from the sale of all graves and entombment rightsfor the purpose, but not necessarily the sole purpose, of defrayingthe direct expenses of maintaining the cemetery. Current law requiresthat proceeds from the sale of graves and entombment rights be usedfor the sole purpose of defraying the direct expenses of maintainingthe cemetery.

Version chain

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

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0027) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB950ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB950H1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Impact statement from DPB (HB950) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — 980 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) — 70 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) — 120 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Margaret B. Ransone — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104459D introduction
  • 2020-01-07 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2020-01-13 Impact statement from DPB (HB950)
  • 2020-01-15 Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Adminstrative Process referral-committee
  • 2020-01-23 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-01-28 Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-01-28 Committee substitute printed 20106380D-H1 substitution
  • 2020-01-30 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-01-31 Passed by for the day
  • 2020-02-03 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-02-03 Committee substitute agreed to 20106380D-H1
  • 2020-02-03 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB950H1
  • 2020-02-04 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-04 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-05 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2020-02-10 Impact statement from DPB (HB950H1)
  • 2020-02-12 Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-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 (HB950ER)
  • 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
  • 2020-03-02 Approved by Governor-Chapter 27 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/02fc9d46-01f9-46c3-a177-f0b0492a5fd6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).