VA HB1859 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in General Laws
Pending: House General Laws Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Left in General Laws
Pending: House General Laws Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Virginia Human Rights Act; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; causes of action. Provides that no employer shall discharge any employee on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including lactation. Currently, the protection against discharging any employee on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions applies only to an employer employing more than five but fewer than 15 persons.
Title
Virginia Human Rights Act; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, causes of action.
Sponsors
| Del. Delores McQuinn [D] | Del. Betsy Carr [D] | Del. Wendy Gooditis [D] | Del. Patrick Hope [D] |
| Del. Kaye Kory [D] | Del. Paul Krizek [D] | Del. Mark Levine [D] | Del. Kathleen Murphy [D] |
| Del. Kenneth Plum [D] | Del. Sam Rasoul [D] | Del. David Reid [D] | Del. Debra Rodman [D] |
| Del. Marcus Simon [D] | Del. Vivian Watts [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-05 | House | Left in General Laws |
| 2019-01-03 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2019-01-03 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101210D |
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB1859 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1859+hil |
