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| Bill | Objects of antiquity; unlawful to remove from battlefield, penalty. | Objects of antiquity; removal from battlefield;penalty. Adds land owned by a battlefield preservation organizationand land on which such organization holds an easement to the categoryof lands on which it is unlawful to intentionally damage, disturb,or remove any object of antiquity. Current law prohibits such actson any designated state archaeological site or on state-controlledland and provides that a violation of the prohibition is a Class1 misdemeanor. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2021 | HB 2311 | Virginia HB 2311 (2021) |
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Virginia HB 2311 (2021) — Objects of antiquity; unlawful to remove from battlefield, penalty.
Objects of antiquity; removal from battlefield;penalty. Adds land owned by a battlefield preservation organizationand land on which such organization holds an easement to the categoryof lands on which it is unlawful to intentionally damage, disturb,or remove any object of antiquity. Current law prohibits such actson any designated state archaeological site or on state-controlledland and provides that a violation of the prohibition is a Class1 misdemeanor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0059 (committee substitute) — source
- HB2311ER (committee substitute) — source
- Presented and ordered printed 21102961D (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N 2-A) — 13–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — 99–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Chris S. Runion — primary (person)
- Amanda E. Batten — cosponsor (person)
- Michael P. Mullin — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-01-20 Presented and ordered printed 21102961D
introduction - 2021-01-20 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2021-01-22 Impact statement from DPB (HB2311)
- 2021-02-03 Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2021-02-03 Read first time
reading-1 - 2021-02-04 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2021-02-05 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2021-02-05 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2021-02-05 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
referral-committee - 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-16 Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
committee-passage - 2021-02-18 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 2021-02-19 Read third time
reading-3 - 2021-02-19 Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
passage - 2021-02-24 Enrolled
- 2021-02-24 Impact statement from DPB (HB2311ER)
- 2021-02-24 Signed by President
- 2021-02-25 Signed by Speaker
- 2021-02-26 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
- 2021-02-26 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 2021-03-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 59 (effective 7/1/21)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1f8f9989-44a3-45f1-a29e-5a37609b421d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).