VA HB624 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0901)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0901)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Office of the Attorney General; Division of Human Rights; compensation discrimination information. Directs the Division of Human Rights of the Department of Law to develop recommendations regarding the type of information about businesses and their employees and the accompanying methodology that would be required for the Division to proactively enforce provisions of the Code of Virginia requiring equal pay of similarly situated employees irrespective of sex and race. The bill requires the Division to also develop recommendations regarding appropriate enforcement mechanisms, including causes of action and civil remedies, to address discrimination in compensation based on sex and race. In developing such recommendations, the bill directs the Division to engage stakeholders representing employers and employees in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Division to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than November 30, 2020.
Title
Human Rights, Division of; requirements for equal pay irrespective of sex.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N) (Y: 54 N: 45 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 0-N 3-A) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N) (Y: 54 N: 44 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: Engrossment (51-Y 39-N) (Y: 51 N: 39 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 7-N) (Y: 12 N: 7 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 3-N) (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 0-N 3-A) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N) (Y: 54 N: 44 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - House - House: VOTE: Engrossment (51-Y 39-N) (Y: 51 N: 39 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 7-N) (Y: 12 N: 7 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 3-N) (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-09 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0901) | |
| 2020-04-09 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 901 (effective 7/1/20) | |
| 2020-03-17 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 | |
| 2020-03-17 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020 |
| 2020-03-12 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2020-03-12 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2020-03-12 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB624ER) |
| 2020-03-12 | House | Enrolled |
| 2020-03-05 | House | VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N) |
| 2020-03-05 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108625D-S1 (54-Y 45-N) |
| 2020-03-05 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2020-03-05 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB624S1 |
| 2020-03-05 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 20108625D-S1 |
| 2020-03-05 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2020-03-05 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2020-03-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2020-03-02 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) |
| 2020-02-27 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2020-02-27 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 0-N 3-A) |
| 2020-02-27 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 20108625D-S1 |
| 2020-02-12 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2020-02-12 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2020-02-11 | House | VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N) |
| 2020-02-11 | House | Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N) |
| 2020-02-10 | House | VOTE: Engrossment (51-Y 39-N) |
| 2020-02-10 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute (51-Y 39-N) HB624H1 |
| 2020-02-10 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 20107023D-H1 |
| 2020-02-10 | House | Read second time |
| 2020-02-09 | House | Read first time |
| 2020-02-07 | House | Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) |
| 2020-02-07 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2020-02-05 | House | Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government |
| 2020-02-04 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2020-02-04 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 7-N) |
| 2020-02-04 | House | Committee substitute printed 20107023D-H1 |
| 2020-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2020-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 3-N) |
| 2020-01-15 | House | Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Adminstrative Process |
| 2020-01-06 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2020-01-06 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101373D |
