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VA HB791

VA HB791
Act for Religious Freedom; reaffirms religious rights.

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Introduced
01/12/2016
In Committee
02/22/2016
Crossed Over
02/01/2016
Passed
02/29/2016
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/07/2016

Introduced Session

2016 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AI Summary

This bill reaffirms religious rights in Virginia by amending Section 57-2 of the Code of Virginia. It explicitly states that the rights asserted in Section 57-1 are the natural and unalienable rights of all people, and that this declaration represents the policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The changes involve replacing outdated language like "doth now again" with more modern phrasing like "does hereby declare again," and clarifying that the rights being reaffirmed are those found in "57-1" rather than the more general "the said act."

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (54)

Les Adams (R)*,  David Albo (R),  Terry Austin (R),  Richard Bell (R),  Robert Bell (R),  Rob Bloxom (R),  Kathy Byron (R),  Jeffrey Campbell (R),  Ben Cline (R),  Mark Cole (R),  Christopher Collins (R),  Marvin Cox (R),  L. Mark Dudenhefer (R),  James Edmunds (R),  Peter Farrell (R),  Hyland Fowler (R),  Nicholas Freitas (R),  T. Scott Garrett (R),  C. Todd Gilbert (R),  Thomas Greason (R),  Chris Head (R),  William Howell (R),  Timothy Hugo (R),  Riley Ingram (R),  S. Chris Jones (R),  Terry Kilgore (R),  Barry Knight (R),  R. Steven Landes (R),  David LaRock (R),  James Leftwich (R),  James LeMunyon (R),  L. Scott Lingamfelter (R),  G. Manoli Loupassi (R),  Daniel Marshall (R),  Jimmie Massie (R),  Jackson Miller (R),  J. Randall Minchew (R),  Jason Miyares (R),  Richard Morris (R),  Israel O'Quinn (R),  Robert Orrock (R),  Christopher Peace (R),  Todd Pillion (R),  Brenda Pogge (R),  Charles Poindexter (R),  Margaret Ransone (R),  Roxann Robinson (R),  L. Nick Rush (R),  Christopher Stolle (R),  Scott Taylor (R),  Lee Ware (R),  Michael Webert (R),  Tony Wilt (R),  Thomas Wright (R), 

Last Action

Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0284) (on 03/07/2016)

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