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Bill

Historical Statues in the United States Capitol, Commission for; removal of Robert E. Lee statue.

Commission for Historical Statues in the United States Capitol; replacement of Robert E. Lee statue in National Statuary Hall Collection. Creates the Commission for Historical Statues in the United States Capitol to determine whether the Robert E. Lee statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol should be replaced and, if so, to recommend to the General Assembly as a replacement a statue of a prominent Virginia citizen of historic renown or renowned for distinguished civil or military service to be commemorated in the National Statuary Hall Collection.The Commission will consist of eight members appointed as follows: one member of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; two nonlegislative citizen members who are Virginia or American historians appointed by the Governor; three nonlegislative citizen members appointed upon the vote of the Commission members appointed by the Speaker, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Governor; and the Director of the Department of Historic Resources, who serves ex officio with nonvoting privileges. The Department of Historic Resources will provide staff support to the Commission.The Commission will also be required to (i) select a sculptor for the new statue, with preference given to a sculptor from Virginia; (ii) estimate the costs associated with the replacement of the Robert E. Lee statue, including costs related to construction and placement of the new statue, for the removal and transfer of the Robert E. Lee statue, and for any unveiling ceremony of the new statue; and (iii) recommend to the General Assembly a suitable state, local, or private nonprofit history museum in the Commonwealth for placement of the Robert E. Lee statue.The bill requires the Commission to hold at least one public hearing prior to making any recommendation to the General Assembly on a new statue and requires the costs of the Commission's work to be borne by the Commission from such private funds as are collected by the Commission and general funds as are appropriated by the General Assembly. This bill is identical to HB 1406.

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Virginia General Assembly

2020

SB 612

Virginia SB 612 (2020)

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enacted

L. Louise Lucas

2020-01-07

2020-04-10

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ocd-bill/54acb042-5f50-40c7-a7f3-3d2bb46509b4

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB612

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https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

2026-07-06

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Virginia SB 612 (2020) — Historical Statues in the United States Capitol, Commission for; removal of Robert E. Lee statue.

Version chain

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

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1098) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB612ER) (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB612S1 (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB612) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB612H1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) — 20–19 (pass) · upper
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 44-N) — 51–44 (pass) · lower
Reported from Rules with amendments (10-Y 5-N) — 10–5 (pass) · upper
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N) — 54–44 (pass) · lower
Reported from Rules with substitute (12-Y 5-N) — 12–5 (pass) · lower
House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N) — 1–39 (fail) · upper
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N) — 21–17 (pass) · upper
Senate acceded to request (29-Y 11-N) — 29–11 (pass) · upper
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N) — 21–18 (pass) · upper

Timeline

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

2020-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103897D introduction
2020-01-07 Referred to Committee on Rules referral-committee
2020-01-17 Impact statement from DPB (SB612)
2020-01-31 Reported from Rules with amendments (10-Y 5-N) committee-passage
2020-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-04 Passed by for the day
2020-02-05 Floor substitute printed 20107688D-S1 (Lucas)
2020-02-05 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-05 Committee amendments rejected
2020-02-05 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-05 Passed by for the day
2020-02-06 Passed by for the day
2020-02-07 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-07 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-07 Substitute by Senator Lucas agreed to 20107688D-S1
2020-02-07 Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB612S1
2020-02-10 Impact statement from DPB (SB612S1)
2020-02-10 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N) passage, reading-3
2020-02-10 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10 Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) passage
2020-02-13 Placed on Calendar
2020-02-13 Read first time reading-1
2020-02-13 Referred to Committee on Rules referral-committee
2020-02-19 Reported from Rules with substitute (12-Y 5-N) committee-passage
2020-02-19 Committee substitute printed 20108588D-H1 substitution
2020-02-21 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-24 Impact statement from DPB (SB612H1)
2020-02-24 Read third time reading-3
2020-02-24 Committee substitute agreed to 20108588D-H1
2020-02-24 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB612H1
2020-02-24 Passed House with substitute (55-Y 44-N) passage
2020-02-24 VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N)
2020-02-26 House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
2020-02-27 House insisted on substitute
2020-02-27 House requested conference committee
2020-03-02 Senate acceded to request (29-Y 11-N)
2020-03-02 Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-03 Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-07 Amended by conference committee
2020-03-08 Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 44-N)
2020-03-08 VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 44-N)
2020-03-08 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2020-03-18 Enrolled
2020-03-18 Signed by President
2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
2020-03-20 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-23 Impact statement from DPB (SB612ER)
2020-04-10 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1098 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/54acb042-5f50-40c7-a7f3-3d2bb46509b4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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