Virginia House Bill 798 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1136)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Employment; prohibited retaliatory action. Prohibits an employer from discharging, disciplining, threatening, discriminating against, penalizing, or taking other retaliatory action against an employee regarding the employee's compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment because the employee (i) reports a violation of any federal or state law or regulation to a supervisor or to any governmental body or law-enforcement official; (ii) is requested by a governmental body or law-enforcement official to participate in an investigation, hearing, or inquiry; (iii) refuses to engage in a criminal act that would subject the employee to criminal liability; (iv) refuses an employer's order to perform an action that violates any federal or state law or regulation and the employee informs the employer that the order is being refused for that reason; or (v) provides information to or testifies before any governmental body or law-enforcement official conducting an investigation, hearing, or inquiry into any alleged violation by the employer of federal or state law or regulation. A person who alleges a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action seeking injunctive relief, reinstatement, and compensation for lost wages, benefits, and other remuneration.

Employment; prohibited retaliatory action.

Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Clinton Jenkins [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]
Del. Joesph Lindsey [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]

2020-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-08 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (65-Y 28-N 1-A) (Y: 65 N: 28 NV: 6 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (20-Y 16-N) (Y: 20 N: 16 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (23-Y 16-N) (Y: 23 N: 16 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N) (Y: 1 N: 98 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 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]
2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (11-Y 3-N) (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (76-Y 22-N) (Y: 76 N: 22 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 4-N) (Y: 15 N: 4 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1136)
2020-04-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1136 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-18	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB798ER)
2020-03-18	House	Enrolled
2020-03-08	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2020-03-08	House	VOTE: Adoption (65-Y 28-N 1-A)
2020-03-08	House	Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 28-N 1-A)
2020-03-07	House	Second Conference substitute printed 20109977D-H2
2020-03-07	House	Delegates: Delaney, Heretick, Miyares
2020-03-07	House	Second conferees appointed by House
2020-03-07	Senate	Senators: Surovell, Deeds, Obenshain
2020-03-07	Senate	Second conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-07	Senate	Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (20-Y 16-N)
2020-03-07	House	House requested second conference committee
2020-03-07	House	Conference report ruled not germane
2020-03-07	House	First Conference substitute printed 20109692D-H1
2020-03-07		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-03-05	Senate	Senators: Surovell, Deeds, Obenshain
2020-03-05	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-05	House	Delegates: Delaney, Heretick, Miyares
2020-03-05	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-05	House	House acceded to request
2020-03-05	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2020-03-05	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (23-Y 16-N)
2020-03-05	House	VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N)
2020-03-05	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 20109417D-S1 (1-Y 98-N)
2020-03-05	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-03-04	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)
2020-03-04	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB798S1
2020-03-04	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20109417D-S1
2020-03-04	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-03-04	Senate	Read third time
2020-03-03	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-03-02	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20109417D-S1
2020-03-02	Senate	Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
2020-02-28	Senate	Rereferred to Judiciary
2020-02-28	Senate	Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
2020-02-27	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-02-27	Senate	Read third time
2020-02-26	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor (11-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 (76-Y 22-N)
2020-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House (76-Y 22-N)
2020-02-04	House	Read second time and engrossed
2020-02-03	House	Read first time
2020-01-30	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 4-N)
2020-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
2020-01-16	House	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
2020-01-07	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2020-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103743D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	1	27.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB798
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB798+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB798S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB798H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB798H2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB798ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1136+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1401V0024+HB0798
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H14V0132+HB0798
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0425+HB0798
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S02V0215+HB0798
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1050HB0798+HB0798
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0448+HB0798
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1518HB0798+HB0798
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1993+HB0798
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1627HB0798+HB0798
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1809HB0798+HB0798
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV2123+HB0798
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1857HB0798+HB0798