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| 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 HB 1514. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2020 | SB 50 | Virginia SB 50 (2020) |
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Virginia SB 50 (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 HB 1514.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0152) (committee substitute) — source
- Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB50ER) (committee substitute) — source
- Impact statement from DPB (SB50) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from General Laws (16-Y 5-N) — 16–5 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (71-Y 26-N) — 70–26 (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N) — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Lionell Spruill, Sr. — primary (person)
- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
- Janet D. Howell — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-11-18 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100706D
introduction - 2019-11-18 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
referral-committee - 2020-01-13 Impact statement from DPB (SB50)
- 2020-01-29 Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2020-01-31 Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 2020-02-03 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2020-02-04 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2020-02-18 Placed on Calendar
- 2020-02-18 Read first time
reading-1 - 2020-02-18 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2020-02-18 Reported from General Laws (16-Y 5-N)
committee-passage - 2020-02-20 Read second time
reading-2 - 2020-02-21 Read third time
reading-3 - 2020-02-21 Passed House 71-Y 26-N)
passage - 2020-02-21 VOTE: Passage (71-Y 26-N)
- 2020-02-25 Enrolled
- 2020-02-25 Impact statement from DPB (SB50ER)
- 2020-02-25 Signed by Speaker
- 2020-02-26 Signed by President
- 2020-03-03 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 3, 2020
- 2020-03-03 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 10, 2020
- 2020-03-04 Approved by Governor-Chapter 152 (effective 7/1/20)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fb4ed5c0-ecb4-41dc-999d-5a14af49e573. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).