2023 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1606: Antisemitism; adoption of non-legally binding Working Definition of Antisemitism as a tool & guide.

Legislative Summary

Antisemitism. Provides that the Commonwealth adopts the non-legally binding Working Definition of Antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016, including the contemporary examples of antisemitism set forth therein, exclusively as a tool and guide for training, education, recognizing, and combating antisemitic hate crimes or discrimination and for tracking and reporting antisemitic incidents in the Commonwealth. Antisemitism. Provides that the Commonwealth adopts the non-legally binding Working Definition of Antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016, including the contemporary examples of antisemitism set forth therein, exclusively as a tool and guide for training, education, recognizing, and combating antisemitic hate crimes or discrimination and for tracking and reporting antisemitic incidents in the Commonwealth.

Bill History

1/6/2023
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103866D
House of Delegates
1/6/2023
Referred to Committee on Rules
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 4-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2023
Committee substitute printed 23106054D-H1
House of Delegates
2/2/2023
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2023
Passed by for the day
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Floor substitute printed 23106312D-H2 ( Tata and Simon)
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Committee on Rules substitute rejected 23106054D-H1
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Substitute by Delegates Tata and Simon agreed to 23106312D-H2
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1606H2
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
Read third time and passed House (73-Y 25-N)
House of Delegates
2/7/2023
VOTE: Passage (73-Y 25-N)
House of Delegates
2/8/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/8/2023
Referred to Committee on Rules
Senate
2/17/2023
Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/20/2023
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/21/2023
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/22/2023
Read third time
Senate
2/22/2023
Passed by temporarily
Senate
2/22/2023
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/23/2023
Read third time
Senate
2/23/2023
Amendment #1 by Senator Surovell withdrawn
Senate
2/23/2023
Reading of amendment waived
Senate
2/23/2023
Amendment by Senator Surovell rejected (20-Y 20-N)
Senate
2/23/2023
Chair votes No
Senate
2/23/2023
Reading of amendment waived
Senate
2/23/2023
Amendment by Senator Dunnavant agreed to
Senate
2/23/2023
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/23/2023
Passed Senate with amendment (32-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/23/2023
Senate amendment agreed to by House (67-Y 13-N)
House of Delegates
2/23/2023
VOTE: Adoption (67-Y 13-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2023
Enrolled
House of Delegates
3/7/2023
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1606ER)
House of Delegates
3/8/2023
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/8/2023
Signed by President
Senate
3/13/2023
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
House of Delegates
3/13/2023
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
3/24/2023
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 471 (effective 7/1/23)
3/24/2023
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0471)

Amendments

Senate amendments

Senate amendments

2/23/2023Not Adopted

Senate amendments engrossed

Senate amendments engrossed

2/23/2023Not Adopted

Senate amendments not adopted

Senate amendments not adopted

2/23/2023Adopted

Amendment(s) for HB1606 for Committee: Rules

Amendment(s) for HB1606 for Committee: Rules

1/31/2023Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Amendment by Senator Surovell rejected (20-Y 20-N)
2/23/2023
20
Yea
20
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
House: VOTE: Adoption (67-Y 13-N)
2/23/2023
67
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
20
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (32-Y 0-N)
2/23/2023
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/20/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N)
2/17/2023
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Passage (73-Y 25-N)
2/7/2023
73
Yea
25
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 4-N)
1/31/2023
14
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/24/20231.1 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20231.1 KB
Amended
Bill Text2/6/20231.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/31/20231.2 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/6/20231.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/8/202359.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/7/202359.0 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/20/202360.0 KB