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Bill Human Rights, Division of; renamed as Office of Civil Rights. Division of Human Rights; renamed as Officeof Civil Rights. Renames the Division of Human Rights in theDepartment of Law as the Office of Civil Rights. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2021 HB 2147 Virginia HB 2147 (2021)
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Virginia HB 2147 (2021) — Human Rights, Division of; renamed as Office of Civil Rights.

Division of Human Rights; renamed as Officeof Civil Rights. Renames the Division of Human Rights in theDepartment of Law as the Office of Civil Rights.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0196 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB2147ER (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB2147H1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102585D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 7-N) — 117 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 2-N) — 82 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) — 320 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N) — 2316 (pass) · upper
  • Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) — 140 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (49-Y 46-N) — 4846 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: REJECTED (24-Y 62-N) — 2461 (fail) · lower

Sponsors

  • Charniele L. Herring — primary (person)
  • Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102585D introduction
  • 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2021-01-15 Impact statement from DPB (HB2147)
  • 2021-01-27 Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 7-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-01-28 Read first time reading-1
  • 2021-01-29 Floor substitute printed 21104103D-H1 (Jones)
  • 2021-01-29 Read second time reading-2
  • 2021-01-29 Substitute by Delegate Jones rejected 21104103D-H1 (24-Y 62-N)
  • 2021-01-29 VOTE: REJECTED (24-Y 62-N)
  • 2021-01-29 Engrossed by House
  • 2021-02-01 Read third time and passed House (49-Y 46-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2021-02-01 VOTE: Passage (49-Y 46-N)
  • 2021-02-02 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2021-02-02 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-11 Impact statement from DPB (HB2147H1)
  • 2021-02-17 Reported from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 2-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-19 Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-22 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-22 Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N) passage
  • 2021-02-25 Enrolled
  • 2021-02-25 Signed by President
  • 2021-02-26 Impact statement from DPB (HB2147ER)
  • 2021-02-26 Signed by Speaker
  • 2021-03-01 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
  • 2021-03-01 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
  • 2021-03-18 Approved by Governor-Chapter 196 (effective 7/1/21) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ac28d759-13e3-41bc-98f4-abcdb798a5c9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).