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type: "Bill"
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title: "Cemeteries; removal of remains, etc., of previously unidentified."
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description: "Cemeteries; removal of remains, etc., of previously unidentified."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "HB 2238"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2238 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Religious and Charitable Matters; Cemeteries"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Delores L. McQuinn"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2019-01-08"
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last_action: "2019-03-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56ad4c2c-1dd6-4442-9bb1-8c035506ce93"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2238"
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source_hash: "ce6251fa3129c6e8fd4d9970a2148f8bb96b11afa8c8b60becbb4c0f43b2b659"
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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 2238 (2019) — Cemeteries; removal of remains, etc., of previously unidentified.
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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. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0195)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0195)
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2. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2238ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2238ER)
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3. **House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102311D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2238)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed House BLOCK VOTE — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Delores L. McQuinn — primary (person)
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- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
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- David J. Toscano — cosponsor (person)
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- Dawn M. Adams — cosponsor (person)
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- Debra H. Rodman — cosponsor (person)
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- Eileen Filler-Corn — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeffrey M. Bourne — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
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- Luke E. Torian — cosponsor (person)
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- Mamie E. Locke — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Steven Landes — cosponsor (person)
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- Rosalyn R. Dance — cosponsor (person)
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- Roslyn C. Tyler — cosponsor (person)
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- Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102311D `introduction`
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- **2019-01-08** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-16** Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-28** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2019-01-29** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2019-01-30** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-01-30** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
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- **2019-01-30** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2019-01-31** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2019-01-31** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-14** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2019-02-19** Enrolled
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- **2019-02-19** Signed by Speaker
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- **2019-02-20** Signed by President
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- **2019-02-21** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 21, 2019
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- **2019-02-21** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
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- **2019-03-05** Approved by Governor-Chapter 195 (effective 7/1/19) `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/56ad4c2c-1dd6-4442-9bb1-8c035506ce93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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