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type: "Bill"
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title: "Cemeteries, special interments; pets."
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description: "Cemeteries, special interments; pets. Allowsthe remains of cremated pets to be interred with human remains."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "SB 1070"
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citation: "Virginia SB 1070 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Siobhan S. Dunnavant"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-01-17"
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last_action: "2020-03-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad7faa79-d440-4360-bb70-a2f9573248d3"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB1070"
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source_hash: "f54a3d8d5f21b2d10cce94b2b76216800f3147232566c1118bdf72f1014f3d84"
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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 SB 1070 (2020) — Cemeteries, special interments; pets.
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Cemeteries, special interments; pets. Allowsthe remains of cremated pets to be interred with human remains.
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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. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0537)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0537)
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2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1070ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1070ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (SB1070)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1070)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (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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- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Siobhan S. Dunnavant — primary (person)
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- Jennifer A. Kiggans — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-17** Presented and ordered printed 20105326D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-17** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-28** Impact statement from DPB (SB1070)
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- **2020-01-29** Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-31** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-03** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-04** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-13** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-13** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-14** Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-18** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-20** Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-24** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-25** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-25** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-25** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-02** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-02** Impact statement from DPB (SB1070ER)
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- **2020-03-02** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-03** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
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- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-03-31** Approved by Governor-Chapter 537 (effective 7/1/20) `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/ad7faa79-d440-4360-bb70-a2f9573248d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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