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HB 1990 — Criminal justice legislation; racial and ethnic impact statements.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 183 (effective 7/1/21)
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2021. Enacted.
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14 sponsors
1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
9 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Racial and ethnic impact statements for criminaljustice legislation. Provides that the Chair of the House Committeefor Courts of Justice or the Chair of the Senate Committee on theJudiciary may request the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission(JLARC) to review and prepare a racial and ethnic impact statementfor a proposed criminal justice bill to outline its potential impacton racial and ethnic disparities within the Commonwealth. The billrequires JLARC to provide copies of the impact statement to therequesting chair and the patron of the proposed bill. No more thanthree racial and ethnic impact statements may be requested by the Chair of the House Committee for Courts of Justice and no more thantwo racial and ethnic impact statements may be requested by theChair of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for completion duringa single regular session of the General Assembly.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
4 added · 5 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of Bill HB 1990 adds a chapter number and clarifies that it addresses racial and ethnic impact statements. The previous text included a specific reference to criminal justice legislation, which has now been removed. This change matters because it broadens the scope of the bill to potentially cover a wider range of legislative measures, enhancing transparency and awareness about how laws may affect different racial and ethnic groups.
SPECIAL SESSION I history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER 183 An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 30-19.1:13, relating to racial and ethnic impact statements for criminal justice legislation.
[H 1990] Approved March 18, 2021 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
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- CHAP0183 View text Current html March 18, 2021
- HB1990ER View text html February 26, 2021
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101711D html January 11, 2021
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 183 (effective 7/1/21)
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 20201
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Signed by President
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Signed by Speaker
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Impact statement from DPB (HB1990ER)
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Enrolled
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VOTE: Adoption (62-Y 36-N)
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Senate amendment agreed to by House (62-Y 36-N)
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Placed on Calendar
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Passed Senate with amendment (20-Y 18-N)
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Engrossed by Senate as amended
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Amendment by Senator Morrissey rejected (14-Y 24-N)
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Reading of amendment waived
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Committee amendment agreed to
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Reading of amendment waived
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Read third time
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Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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Reported from Rules with amendment (10-Y 2-N)
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Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rules (15-Y 0-N)
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Referred to Committee on Rules
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Constitutional reading dispensed
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VOTE: Passage (69-Y 31-N)
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Read third time and passed House (69-Y 31-N)
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Read second time and engrossed
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Read first time
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Reported from Appropriations (16-Y 1-N)
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Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
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Referred to Committee on Appropriations
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Reported from Rules (14-Y 4-N)
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Impact statement from DPB (HB1990)
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Referred to Committee on Rules
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101711D
Sponsors
- Lamont Bagby · Cosponsor
- Betsy B. Carr · Cosponsor
- Dan I. Helmer · Cosponsor
- Delores L. McQuinn · Cosponsor
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price · Cosponsor
- Sam Rasoul · Cosponsor
- Elizabeth R. Guzman · Cosponsor
- Ibraheem S. Samirah · Cosponsor
- Mark H. Levine · Cosponsor
- Kaye Kory · Cosponsor
- Mark L. Keam · Cosponsor
- Jeffrey M. Bourne · Cosponsor
- Hala S. Ayala · Cosponsor
- Lashrecse D. Aird · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 134 not signed on · 72 voted No
"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 61 | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 61 | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 62% | 36% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 36% | 62% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Nay |
| Morrissey, Joseph D. | — | Yea |
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Nay |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Nay |
| Barker, George L. | — | Nay |
| Bell, John J. | — | Nay |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Yea |
| Chase, Amanda F. | — | Nay |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Nay |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Nay |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Nay |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Nay |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Nay |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Nay |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Nay |
| Kiggans, Jennifer A. | — | Nay |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Nay |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Nay |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Nay |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Not Voting |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Nay |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Nay |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Nay |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Nay |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Nay |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Nay |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Nay |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 20 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 51% | 46% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Morrissey, Joseph D. | — | Nay |
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Nay |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Nay |
| Chase, Amanda F. | — | Nay |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Nay |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Nay |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Nay |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Nay |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| Kiggans, Jennifer A. | — | Nay |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Nay |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Not Voting |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Nay |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Nay |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Nay |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Nay |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Nay |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Nay |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Nay |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Morrissey, Joseph D. | — | Yea |
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Yea |
| Chase, Amanda F. | — | Yea |
| Cosgrove, John A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| Kiggans, Jennifer A. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark D. Obenshain | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Richard H. Stuart | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 17% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Nay |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 68 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 68 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 69% | 31% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 5% | 0% | 23% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aird, Lashrecse D. | — | Yea |
| Betsy B. Carr | — | Yea |
| Bulova, David L. | — | Yea |
| C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | — | Not Voting |
| Cox, M. Kirkland | — | Yea |
| David A. Reid | — | Yea |
| Davis, Glenn R. | — | Yea |
| Delores L. McQuinn | — | Yea |
| Emily M. Jordan | — | Yea |
| Fariss, C. Matthew | — | Not Voting |
| Hurst, Chris L. | — | Yea |
| James W. Morefield | — | Not Voting |
| Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" | — | Yea |
| Knight, Barry D. | — | Nay |
| Luke E. Torian | — | Yea |
| Paul E. Krizek | — | Yea |
| Plum, Kenneth R. | — | Not Voting |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Not Voting |
| Rush, Nick | — | Yea |
| Sickles, Mark D. | — | Yea |
| Terry L. Austin | — | Yea |
| Tyler, Roslyn C. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aird, Lashrecse D. | — | Yea |
| Betsy B. Carr | — | Yea |
| Bulova, David L. | — | Yea |
| Davis, Glenn R. | — | Yea |
| Delores L. McQuinn | — | Yea |
| Luke E. Torian | — | Not Voting |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Rush, Nick | — | Yea |
| Tyler, Roslyn C. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 22% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso H. Lopez | — | Yea |
| Betsy B. Carr | — | Yea |
| Charniele L. Herring | — | Yea |
| Cox, M. Kirkland | — | Yea |
| Delores L. McQuinn | — | Yea |
| Filler-Corn, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Gilbert, C. Todd | — | Nay |
| Jeion A. Ward | — | Yea |
| Knight, Barry D. | — | Nay |
| Lamont Bagby | — | Yea |
| Luke E. Torian | — | Yea |
| Marcus B. Simon | — | Yea |
| Mullin, Michael P. | — | Yea |
| Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Sickles, Mark D. | — | Yea |
| Terry G. Kilgore | — | Nay |
| Terry L. Austin | — | Nay |
| Vivian E. Watts | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 1990 do?
- Racial and ethnic impact statements for criminaljustice legislation. Provides that the Chair of the House Committeefor Courts of Justice or the Chair of the Senate Committee on theJudiciary may request the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission(JLARC) to review and prepare a racial and ethnic impact statementfor a proposed criminal justice bill to outline its potential impacton racial and ethnic disparities within the Commonwealth. The billrequires JLARC to provide copies of the impact statement to therequesting chair and the patron of the proposed bill. No more thanthree racial and ethnic impact statements may be requested by the Chair of the House Committee for Courts of Justice and no more thantwo racial and ethnic impact statements may be requested by theChair of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for completion duringa single regular session of the General Assembly.
- Who sponsors HB 1990?
- HB 1990 is sponsored by Lamont Bagby, Betsy B. Carr, Dan I. Helmer, Delores L. McQuinn, Marcia S. "Cia" Price, Sam Rasoul, Elizabeth R. Guzman, Samirah, Ibraheem S., Levine, Mark H., Kory, Kaye, Keam, Mark L., Bourne, Jeffrey M., Ayala, Hala S., and Aird, Lashrecse D..
- What is the current status of HB 1990?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2021. Enacted.
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