Virginia House Bill 123 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Passed on April 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0868)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Nonpayment of wages; cause of action; penalties. Provides that an employee has a private cause of action against an employer who fails to pay wages to recover the amount of wages due plus interest at eight percent annually from the date the wages were due. If the court finds that the employer knowingly failed to pay wages to an employee, the court shall award the employee (i) reasonable attorney fees and other costs and (ii) an amount equal to triple the amount of wages due. Nonpayment of wages; cause of action; penalties. Provides that an employee has a private cause of action against an employer who fails to pay wages to recover the amount of wages due plus interest at eight percent annually from the date the wages were due. If the court finds that the employer knowingly failed to pay wages to an employee, the court shall award the employee (i) reasonable attorney fees and other costs and (ii) an amount equal to triple the amount of wages due.

Nonpayment of wages; cause of action, civil penalty.

Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Jeion Ward [D]
Del. Hala Ayala [D]	Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Chris Hurst [D]
Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]
Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]

2020-03-02 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 45-N 1-A) (Y: 51 N: 45 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N) (Y: 23 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 2-N) (Y: 14 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 44-N 1-A) (Y: 53 N: 44 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (10-Y 8-N) (Y: 10 N: 8 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2020-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 3-N) (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-08		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0868)
2020-04-08		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 868 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-06	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-06	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-05	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB123ER)
2020-03-05	House	Enrolled
2020-03-02	House	VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 45-N 1-A)
2020-03-02	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108922D-S1 (51-Y 45-N 1-A)
2020-03-02	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-27	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N)
2020-02-27	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB123S1
2020-02-27	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20108922D-S1
2020-02-27	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-27	Senate	Committee amendment rejected
2020-02-27	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-26	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-25	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20108922D-S1
2020-02-25	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 2-N)
2020-02-17	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-02-17	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (12-Y 3-N)
2020-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2020-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-05	House	VOTE: Passage (53-Y 44-N 1-A)
2020-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House (53-Y 44-N 1-A)
2020-02-04	House	Printed as engrossed 20106941D-EH1
2020-02-04	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB123EH1
2020-02-04	House	Pending question ordered
2020-02-04	House	Amendment by Delegate Carroll Foy agreed to
2020-02-04	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20106941D-H1
2020-02-04	House	Read second time
2020-02-03	House	Read first time
2020-01-30	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (10-Y 8-N)
2020-01-30	House	Incorporates HB482 (Kory)
2020-01-30	House	Committee substitute printed 20106941D-H1
2020-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 3-N)
2020-01-14	House	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
2019-12-16	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2019-12-16	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101396D

HB482 (Similar To) 2020-01-30 - Incorporated by Labor and Commerce

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	1	29	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB123
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB123+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB123H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB123EH1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB123S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB123ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0868+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1401V0018+HB0123
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H14V0129+HB0123
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0435+HB0123
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S02V0175+HB0123
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0405+HB0123
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1050HB0123+HB0123
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1177HB0123+HB0123
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1693+HB0123