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---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Carry Me Back to Old Virginny;\" removes designation as official state song emeritus."
description: "Official emblems and designations; song emeritus; repeal. Repeals the designation of \"Carry Me Back to Old Virginny,\" by James A. Bland, as set out in House Joint Resolution 10, adopted by the General Assembly of Virginia during the Session of 1940, as the official state song emeritus."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 801"
citation: "Virginia SB 801 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adam P. Ebbin"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-23"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5b9390a-f248-4633-b148-268000bbf784"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB801"
source_hash: "452078f5341dd9e974c8a0d74624c8893aa21b52da915fc747f974b58f77182f"
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 SB 801 (2026) — "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny;" removes designation as official state song emeritus.
Official emblems and designations; song emeritus; repeal. Repeals the designation of "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny," by James A. Bland, as set out in House Joint Resolution 10, adopted by the General Assembly of Virginia during the Session of 1940, as the official state song emeritus.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1096133.PDF)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211912.PDF)
## Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **390** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Rules — **162** (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology — **150** (pass) · upper
- Passage R — **400** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **40** (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — **7918** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Adam P. Ebbin — primary (person)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-23** Presented and ordered printed 26105624D `introduction`
- **2026-01-23** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-06** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-06** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-06** Passed by for the day
- **2026-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-09** Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-10** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-13** Placed on Calendar
- **2026-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-13** Referred to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-01** Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-02** Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N)
- **2026-03-06** Reported from Rules (16-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-11** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-11** Passed House (79-Y 18-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB801ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 957 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5b9390a-f248-4633-b148-268000bbf784`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).