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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Antisemitism; adoption of non-legally binding Working Definition of Antisemitism as a tool & guide."
description: "Antisemitism; adoption of non-legally binding Working Definition of Antisemitism as a tool & guide."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1606"
citation: "Virginia HB 1606 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tata"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-06"
last_action: "2023-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0453c97-3066-49d9-9643-eb01f1da91c9"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1606"
source_hash: "46e9f842e8a5c5cc9ff5d68e24f9d9a534299e8653644e08fa7ae1b0d7d18cfb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---
# Virginia HB 1606 (2023) — Antisemitism; adoption of non-legally binding Working Definition of Antisemitism as a tool & guide.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **CHAP0471** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0471)
2. **Committee substitute printed 23106054D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1606H1)
3. **HB1606ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1606ER)
4. **HB1606H2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1606H2)
5. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103866D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1606)
## Votes
- VOTE: Adoption (67-Y 13-N) — **00** (fail) · lower
- Passed Senate with amendment (32-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- Amendment by Senator Surovell rejected (20-Y 20-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 4-N) — **00** (fail) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) — **00** (fail) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (73-Y 25-N) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Tata — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-06** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103866D `filing, introduction`
- **2023-01-06** Referred to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20** Impact statement from DPB (HB1606)
- **2023-01-31** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-31** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- **2023-01-31** Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 4-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-31** Committee substitute printed 23106054D-H1 `substitution`
- **2023-02-02** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-03** Passed by for the day
- **2023-02-06** Floor substitute printed 23106312D-H2 ( Tata and Simon)
- **2023-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** Committee on Rules substitute rejected 23106054D-H1
- **2023-02-06** Substitute by Delegates Tata and Simon agreed to 23106312D-H2
- **2023-02-06** Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1606H2
- **2023-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB1606H2)
- **2023-02-07** Read third time and passed House (73-Y 25-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07** VOTE: Passage (73-Y 25-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17** Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- **2023-02-21** Passed by for the day
- **2023-02-22** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-22** Passed by temporarily
- **2023-02-22** Passed by for the day
- **2023-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-23** Amendment #1 by Senator Surovell withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
- **2023-02-23** Reading of amendment waived
- **2023-02-23** Amendment by Senator Surovell rejected (20-Y 20-N) `amendment-failure`
- **2023-02-23** Chair votes No
- **2023-02-23** Reading of amendment waived
- **2023-02-23** Amendment by Senator Dunnavant agreed to `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-23** Engrossed by Senate as amended
- **2023-02-23** Passed Senate with amendment (32-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2023-02-23** Senate amendment agreed to by House (67-Y 13-N) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-23** VOTE: Adoption (67-Y 13-N)
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1606ER) `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Impact statement from DPB (HB1606ER)
- **2023-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-24** Approved by Governor-Chapter 471 (effective 7/1/23) `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-24** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0471)
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0453c97-3066-49d9-9643-eb01f1da91c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).