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Bill > HB1968
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Introduced
01/10/2023
01/10/2023
In Committee
02/14/2023
02/14/2023
Crossed Over
01/23/2023
01/23/2023
Passed
02/22/2023
02/22/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/22/2023
03/22/2023
Introduced Session
2023 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Department of Historic Resources; Green Book historic site designations. Directs the Department of Historic Resources, in partnership with the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the Department of Transportation, to designate or approve supplementary signs for historic site signs identifying Green Book locations and businesses in the Commonwealth. The bill defines "Green Book" as The Negro Motorist Green Book published by Victor Hugo Green, which provided a list of hotels, guest houses, service stations, drug stores, taverns, barbershops, and restaurants known to be safe for traveling Black Americans during the Jim Crow era. Department of Historic Resources; Green Book historic site designations. Directs the Department of Historic Resources, in partnership with the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the Department of Transportation, to designate or approve supplementary signs for historic site signs identifying Green Book locations and businesses in the Commonwealth. The bill defines "Green Book" as The Negro Motorist Green Book published by Victor Hugo Green, which provided a list of hotels, guest houses, service stations, drug stores, taverns, barbershops, and restaurants known to be safe for traveling Black Americans during the Jim Crow era.
AI Summary
This bill directs the Department of Historic Resources, in partnership with the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the Department of Transportation, to designate or approve supplementary signs for historic sites that were identified in "The Negro Motorist Green Book" during the Jim Crow era. The Green Book was a publication that provided a list of hotels, guest houses, service stations, drug stores, taverns, barbershops, and restaurants known to be safe for traveling Black Americans at that time. The bill requires the Department of Historic Resources to establish a registry of verified Green Book locations and businesses in Virginia and to coordinate with the Department of Transportation to print, place, and maintain the Green Book historic site signs. The Virginia Tourism Corporation is tasked with designing the signs and maintaining an informational website about the historical significance of the Green Book and the locations it identified in the Commonwealth.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0179) (on 03/22/2023)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1968 |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0179+hil |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1968ER+hil |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Bill text as passed House and Sena | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1968FER122+PDF |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Printed as engrossed 23103271D-E | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1968FE122+PDF |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1968E+hil |
| House committee amendments reported | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1968AH |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1968+hil |
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