Virginia House Bill 394 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 6 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0712)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; position created. Establishes the position of Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (the Director), to be appointed by the Governor. The Director is empowered to (i) develop a sustainable framework to promote inclusive practices across state government; (ii) implement a measurable, strategic plan to address systemic inequities in state government practices; and (iii) facilitate methods to turn feedback and suggestions from state employees, external stakeholders, and community leaders into concrete equity policy.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Director of; position created.

Del. Jeion Ward [D]

Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]

2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 2-N) (Y: 31 N: 2 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N) (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (68-Y 32-N) (Y: 68 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (17-Y 5-N) (Y: 17 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-06		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0712)
2020-04-06		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 712 (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 (HB394ER)
2020-03-05	House	Enrolled
2020-02-28	Senate	Passed Senate (31-Y 2-N)
2020-02-28	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-02-19	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2020-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-07	House	VOTE: Passage (68-Y 32-N)
2020-02-07	House	Read third time and passed House (68-Y 32-N)
2020-02-06	House	Read second time and engrossed
2020-02-05	House	Read first time
2020-02-04	House	Reported from General Laws (17-Y 5-N)
2020-01-30	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
2020-01-15	House	Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Adminstrative Process
2020-01-02	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2020-01-02	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102312D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	435.12	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB394
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB394+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB394ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0712+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1101V0049+HB0394
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H11V0232+HB0394
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0581+HB0394
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S12V0206+HB0394
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0457+HB0394
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1203HB0394+HB0394
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1262HB0394+HB0394