VA HB1555 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 16 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-16 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0527)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Agency directors; human resources training and succession planning. Directs the Department of Human Resource Management (the Department) to administer training programs to familiarize agency directors with state human resource policies, such as compensation management, benefits administration, and resources available at the Department. The bill requires (i) the Department to offer training programs at least twice per year, (ii) each agency director to attend a training program with the agency chief human resource officer within six months after the director's appointment and thereafter at least once every four years, (iii) the agency chief human resource officer to provide subsequent training on agency-specific human resource policies, and (iv) each agency director to develop and submit annually to the Department an agency succession plan for key personnel, executive positions, and employees nearing retirement. The bill also requires public institutions of higher education to prepare a succession plan for presentation to the board of visitors with a copy to the Department.

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Title

Agency directors; human resource training and agency succession planning.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2017-02-23 - Senate - Senate: Senate receded from amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N) (Y: 0 N: 100 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2017-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-02 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-31 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0527)
2017-03-16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 527 (effective 7/1/17)
2017-03-13 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
2017-03-13HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/13/17
2017-03-10SenateSigned by President
2017-03-07HouseSigned by Speaker
2017-03-07HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1555ER)
2017-03-07HouseEnrolled
2017-02-23SenateSenate receded from amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-22HouseVOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
2017-02-22HouseSenate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 100-N)
2017-02-22HousePlaced on Calendar
2017-02-21SenatePassed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-21SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-21SenatePassed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-21SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended
2017-02-21SenateCommittee amendment agreed to
2017-02-21SenateReading of amendment waived
2017-02-21SenateRead third time
2017-02-20SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2017-02-16SenateReported from Finance with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
2017-02-13SenateRereferred to Finance
2017-02-13SenateReported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
2017-02-08SenateReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2017-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2017-02-07HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2017-02-07HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2017-02-06HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB1555H1
2017-02-06HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 17104801D-H1
2017-02-06HouseRead second time
2017-02-04HouseRead first time
2017-02-03HouseReported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N)
2017-02-02HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2017-02-01HouseAssigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement
2017-01-31HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2017-01-31HouseCommittee substitute printed 17104801D-H1
2017-01-31HouseReported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2017-01-26HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2017-01-26HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N)
2017-01-11HouseAssigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
2016-12-29HouseReferred to Committee on General Laws
2016-12-29HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103358D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221209(n/a)See Bill Text
22603(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HB1555
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1555+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1555H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HB1555ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0527+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H1104V0038+HB1555
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H11V0077+HB1555
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H0202V0010+HB1555
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H02V0062+HB1555
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV1983+HB1555
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S12V0167+HB1555
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S05V0315+HB1555
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0735HB1555+HB1555
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0783HB1555+HB1555
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0785HB1555+HB1555
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0786HB1555+HB1555
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+HV2701+HB1555
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+SV0891HB1555+HB1555

Bill Comments

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