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type: "Bill"
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title: "Objects of antiquity; unlawful to remove from battlefield, penalty."
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description: "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."
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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 2311"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2311 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Chris S. Runion"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2021-01-20"
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last_action: "2021-03-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f8f9989-44a3-45f1-a29e-5a37609b421d"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2311"
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source_hash: "221ccc468431c88e67a1dec9dae5cd37671ccf75aeffaf76c34cf8f1ca884614"
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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 2311 (2021) — Objects of antiquity; unlawful to remove from battlefield, penalty.
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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.
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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. **CHAP0059** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0059)
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2. **HB2311ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2311ER)
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3. **Presented and ordered printed 21102961D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2311)
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## Votes
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- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N 2-A) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Chris S. Runion — primary (person)
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- Amanda E. Batten — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael P. Mullin — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-20** Presented and ordered printed 21102961D `introduction`
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- **2021-01-20** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-22** Impact statement from DPB (HB2311)
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- **2021-02-03** Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-04** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-05** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-05** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2021-02-05** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-16** Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N 2-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-18** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-19** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-19** Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-24** Enrolled
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- **2021-02-24** Impact statement from DPB (HB2311ER)
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- **2021-02-24** Signed by President
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- **2021-02-25** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-02-26** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
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- **2021-02-26** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 59 (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/1f8f9989-44a3-45f1-a29e-5a37609b421d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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