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type: "Bill"
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title: "Veterans; eligibility for status under state and local laws."
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description: "Department of Veterans Services; eligibility for veteran status under state and local laws; change in treatment of certain discharges. Provides that any person who was separated from active military, naval, or air service with an other than honorable discharge due solely to such person's sexual orientation or gender identity or expression may petition the Department of Veterans Services to have such discharge recorded with the Department as honorable. The bill provides that persons whose discharge status is changed pursuant to such petition shall be afforded the same rights, privileges, and benefits authorized by state law and local ordinances as any other veteran who was honorably discharged."
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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: "SB 321"
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citation: "Virginia SB 321 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr."]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 33
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2020-01-06"
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last_action: "2020-04-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/408fe0f4-731a-4df9-ad8a-03df9ff095a4"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB321"
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source_hash: "6d2ce16ef7de0ee1e36e54f0f245e1e7c897e34d48e42c3028d0e02f06fec86e"
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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 SB 321 (2020) — Veterans; eligibility for status under state and local laws.
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Department of Veterans Services; eligibility for veteran status under state and local laws; change in treatment of certain discharges. Provides that any person who was separated from active military, naval, or air service with an other than honorable discharge due solely to such person's sexual orientation or gender identity or expression may petition the Department of Veterans Services to have such discharge recorded with the Department as honorable. The bill provides that persons whose discharge status is changed pursuant to such petition shall be afforded the same rights, privileges, and benefits authorized by state law and local ordinances as any other veteran who was honorably discharged.
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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 (CHAP1172)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1172)
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2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB321ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB321ER)
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3. **Engrossed by Senate as amended SB321E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB321)
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4. **Engrossed by Senate as amended SB321E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB321E)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws (16-Y 5-N) — **16–5** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (79-Y 17-N) — **78–17** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N) — **5–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-06** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104030D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-06** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-05** Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-10** Reading of amendments waived
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- **2020-02-10** Committee amendments agreed to
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- **2020-02-10** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB321E
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- **2020-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-10** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-10** Printed as engrossed 20104030D-E
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- **2020-02-12** Impact statement from DPB (SB321E)
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- **2020-02-13** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-13** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-14** Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-18** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
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- **2020-02-20** Reported from General Laws (16-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-20** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-21** Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-24** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-28** Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-03-03** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-03-04** Passed House (79-Y 17-N) `passage`
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- **2020-03-04** VOTE: Passage (79-Y 17-N)
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- **2020-03-07** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-07** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-08** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-09** Impact statement from DPB (SB321ER)
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- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
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- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 1172 (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/408fe0f4-731a-4df9-ad8a-03df9ff095a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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