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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public access authorities; granted certain liability protections."
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description: "Liability of public access authorities.Grants public access authorities, including the land holdings and facilities of such authorities, certain liability protections thatare currently given to localities in relation to parks, recreationalfacilities, and playgrounds."
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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 2217"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2217 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["M. Keith Hodges"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2021-01-13"
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last_action: "2021-03-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0133c91-1d7c-4d66-807d-28d69aeda0fc"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2217"
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source_hash: "eff5dcc21ef33dee9a2d3cda19f60883f7dbb14c41b29bb77016711709784362"
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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 2217 (2021) — Public access authorities; granted certain liability protections.
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Liability of public access authorities.Grants public access authorities, including the land holdings and facilities of such authorities, certain liability protections thatare currently given to localities in relation to parks, recreationalfacilities, and playgrounds.
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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. **CHAP0424** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0424)
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2. **HB2217ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2217ER)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102566D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2217)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N) — **6–3** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (84-Y 14-N) — **83–14** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (33-Y 6-N) — **33–6** (pass) · upper
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- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 3-N) — **19–3** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Local Government (11-Y 1-N 1-A) — **11–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- M. Keith Hodges — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102566D `introduction`
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- **2021-01-13** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-19** Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-28** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N)
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- **2021-01-29** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 3-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 and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-03** Read third time and passed House (84-Y 14-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-03** VOTE: Passage (84-Y 14-N)
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- **2021-02-04** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2021-02-04** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-15** Reported from Local Government (11-Y 1-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-17** Passed by temporarily
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- **2021-02-17** Passed Senate (33-Y 6-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-22** Enrolled
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- **2021-02-22** Signed by President
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- **2021-02-24** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-02-25** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
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- **2021-02-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-30** Approved by Governor-Chapter 424 (effective 7/1/21) `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/c0133c91-1d7c-4d66-807d-28d69aeda0fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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