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type: "Bill"
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title: "Criminal proceedings; consideration of mental condition and intellectual, etc."
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description: "Criminal proceedings; consideration of mental condition and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Permits the admission of evidence concerning a defendant's mental condition at the time of an alleged offense, including expert testimony, if such evidence (i) tends to show the defendant did or did not have the specific mental state required for the offense charged and (ii) is otherwise admissible pursuant to the general rules of evidence. The bill provides that to establish a mental condition for such purposes, the defendant must show that his condition existed at the time of the offense and that such condition satisfies the diagnostic criteria for (a) an autism spectrum disorder as defined in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association or (b) an intellectual or developmental disability. If a defendant intends to present such evidence, the bill requires him or his counsel to give notice in writing to the attorney for the Commonwealth within specified time periods. The bill also clarifies that a diagnosis of an intellectual or developmental disability shall be considered by a judicial officer for the purpose of rebuttal of a presumption against bail and that a court may order that a sentencing report prepared by a probation officer contain any diagnosis of an intellectual or developmental disability. The bill also adds to the requirements to be met for qualification as a court-appointed attorney two hours of continuing legal education, which shall cover the representation of individuals with behavioral or mental health disorders and individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 2047"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2047 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey M. Bourne"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 64
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vote_count: 15
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first_action: "2021-01-12"
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last_action: "2021-04-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f5f87e9-aa9f-4c8d-8746-d99b574084c4"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2047"
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source_hash: "80a4269bea07201e34e2ee44067e77fa8ab05824fe147e31fd53727b2b74189d"
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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 2047 (2021) — Criminal proceedings; consideration of mental condition and intellectual, etc.
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Criminal proceedings; consideration of mental condition and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Permits the admission of evidence concerning a defendant's mental condition at the time of an alleged offense, including expert testimony, if such evidence (i) tends to show the defendant did or did not have the specific mental state required for the offense charged and (ii) is otherwise admissible pursuant to the general rules of evidence. The bill provides that to establish a mental condition for such purposes, the defendant must show that his condition existed at the time of the offense and that such condition satisfies the diagnostic criteria for (a) an autism spectrum disorder as defined in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association or (b) an intellectual or developmental disability. If a defendant intends to present such evidence, the bill requires him or his counsel to give notice in writing to the attorney for the Commonwealth within specified time periods. The bill also clarifies that a diagnosis of an intellectual or developmental disability shall be considered by a judicial officer for the purpose of rebuttal of a presumption against bail and that a court may order that a sentencing report prepared by a probation officer contain any diagnosis of an intellectual or developmental disability. The bill also adds to the requirements to be met for qualification as a court-appointed attorney two hours of continuing legal education, which shall cover the representation of individuals with behavioral or mental health disorders and individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
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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. **CHAP0540** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0540)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 21200083D-S1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2047S1)
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3. **Conference substitute printed 21200769D-H2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2047H2)
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4. **Governor's substitute printed 21200904D-H3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2047H3)
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5. **HB2047ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2047ER)
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6. **HB2047ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2047ER2)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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- Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Agreed To (65-Y 33-N) — **64–33** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 14-N) — **25–14** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N) — **0–95** (fail) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) — **11–4** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (71-Y 29-N) — **70–29** (pass) · lower
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N) — **26–13** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (24-Y 16-N) — **24–15** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jeffrey M. Bourne — primary (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
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- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
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- David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
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- Dawn M. Adams — cosponsor (person)
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- Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer B. Boysko — cosponsor (person)
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- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
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- Kenneth R. Plum — cosponsor (person)
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- Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
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- Lee J. Carter — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark D. Sickles — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael P. Mullin — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Sally L. Hudson — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101702D `introduction`
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- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-14** Assigned Courts sub: Criminal `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-26** Impact statement from DPB (HB2047)
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- **2021-01-27** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2021-01-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-01-29** Committee substitute printed 21103892D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2021-01-29** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-01** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-02** Committee substitute agreed to 21103892D-H1
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- **2021-02-02** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2047H1
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- **2021-02-03** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N 1-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-03** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N 1-A)
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- **2021-02-03** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
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- **2021-02-03** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-03** VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-03** Impact statement from DPB (HB2047H1)
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- **2021-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2021-02-04** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-10** Committee substitute printed 21200083D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2021-02-10** Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-10** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-12** Impact statement from DPB (HB2047S1)
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- **2021-02-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-17** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-18** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-18** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2021-02-18** Committee substitute agreed to 21200083D-S1
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- **2021-02-18** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2047S1
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- **2021-02-18** Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 14-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-22** Placed on Calendar
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- **2021-02-22** Senate substitute rejected by House 21200083D-S1 (0-Y 96-N)
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- **2021-02-22** VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N)
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- **2021-02-23** Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-23** Senate requested conference committee
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- **2021-02-24** House acceded to request
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- **2021-02-24** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2021-02-25** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2021-02-27** Amended by conference committee
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- **2021-02-27** Conference substitute printed 21200769D-H2
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- **2021-02-27** Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 33-N)
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- **2021-02-27** VOTE: Agreed To (65-Y 33-N)
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- **2021-02-27** Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N)
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- **2021-03-04** Impact statement from DPB (HB2047H2)
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- **2021-03-09** Enrolled
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- **2021-03-09** Signed by President
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- **2021-03-10** Impact statement from DPB (HB2047ER)
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- **2021-03-11** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-03-15** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
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- **2021-03-15** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-31** Governor's recommendation received by House
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- **2021-03-31** Governor's substitute printed 21200904D-H3
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- **2021-04-07** Placed on Calendar
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- **2021-04-07** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (71-Y 29-N)
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- **2021-04-07** VOTE: Adoption (71-Y 29-N)
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- **2021-04-07** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (24-Y 16-N)
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- **2021-04-07** Governor's recommendation adopted
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- **2021-04-07** Reenrolled
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- **2021-04-07** Reenrolled bill text (HB2047ER2)
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- **2021-04-07** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
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- **2021-04-07** Signed by President as reenrolled
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- **2021-04-07** Enacted, Chapter 540 (effective 7/1/21) `became-law`
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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/3f5f87e9-aa9f-4c8d-8746-d99b574084c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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