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War veterans; protection for memorials.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

VA SB 1429 · Senate Bill · 2025

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Senate
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Jan 28, 2025

What it does

Protection of memorials for war veterans. Provides that it is unlawful for localities or individuals to disturb or interfere with certain monuments, markers, and memorials for war veterans or to prevent citizens from taking proper measures and exercising proper means for the protection, preservation, and care of the monuments, markers, or memorials. The bill describes \\"disturb or interfere with\\" to include removing, damaging, or defacing monuments, markers, or memorials or, in the case of the Civil War, placing Union markings or monuments on previously designated Confederate memorials or placing Confederate markings or monuments on previously designated Union memorials. The bill also…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Jan 28, 2025

  2. Committee (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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