Governor Glenn Youngkin Reaffirms Commitment to Keep Communities Safe by Signing Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Bigotry
August 29, 2024
August 29, 2024
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 29 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024:
Governor Glenn Youngkin today signed HB 18 and SB 7 to expand criminal penalties against bigotry and close a serious gap in the code by ensuring ethnicity is explicitly recognized among the protected classes.
"Today we come together as Virginians to sign legislation that builds the framework to take action because hatred, intolerance, and antisemitism . . .
Governor Glenn Youngkin today signed HB 18 and SB 7 to expand criminal penalties against bigotry and close a serious gap in the code by ensuring ethnicity is explicitly recognized among the protected classes.
"Today we come together as Virginians to sign legislation that builds the framework to take action because hatred, intolerance, and antisemitism . . .