2022 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1063: Public accommodations, employment, and housing; prohibited discrimination on the basis of religion.

Legislative Summary

Public accommodations, employment, and housing; prohibited discrimination on the basis of religion; includes outward religious expression. Clarifies that "religion" as it relates to freedom of expression includes any outward expression of religious faith in contexts where discrimination on the basis of religion is prohibited.

Bill History

1/12/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102796D
House of Delegates
1/12/2022
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
1/21/2022
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
House of Delegates
2/10/2022
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
2/10/2022
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
2/10/2022
Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2022
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/14/2022
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/15/2022
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/15/2022
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/16/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/16/2022
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
2/23/2022
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/25/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/28/2022
Read third time
Senate
2/28/2022
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
3/3/2022
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/3/2022
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1063ER)
House of Delegates
3/3/2022
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/4/2022
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2022
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
House of Delegates
3/11/2022
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
4/11/2022
Governor's recommendation received by House
House of Delegates
4/11/2022
Governor's substitute printed 22108048D-H1
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
Pending question ordered
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (52-Y 48-N)
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 48-N)
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
Passed by for the day
Senate
4/27/2022
Communicated to Governor on April 27, 2022
House of Delegates
4/27/2022
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 27, 2022
5/27/2022
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 799 (effective 7/1/22)
5/27/2022
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0799)

Amendments

Governor's recommendation

Governor's recommendation

4/12/2022Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 48-N)
4/28/2022
52
Yea
48
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/28/2022
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2/25/2022
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
2/23/2022
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2/15/2022
100
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
2/10/2022
6
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
2/10/2022
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
2/10/2022
6
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/27/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/27/202237.1 KB
Conference Sub
Bill Text4/11/202236.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/3/202237.1 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/12/202237.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/4/202266.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/9/202266.0 KB