Virginia Senate Bill 153 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2022 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-03-07 - Tabled in Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Governor's Office; position of Secretary of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion created. Eliminates the position of Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Office of the Governor and establishes the position of Secretary of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, to be appointed by the Governor and to assist the Governor and Governor's Secretaries in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion at the state level. The bill outlines the responsibilities of the Secretary. The bill makes several changes in the Code of Virginia to reflect the new position by eliminating references to the Office and Governor's Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and replacing these references with the Secretary of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Governor's Office; position of Secretary of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion created. Eliminates the position of Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Office of the Governor and establishes the position of Secretary of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, to be appointed by the Governor and to assist the Governor and Governor's Secretaries in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion at the state level. The bill outlines the responsibilities of the Secretary. The bill makes several changes in the Code of Virginia to reflect the new position by eliminating references to the Office and Governor's Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and replacing these references with the Secretary of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Secretary of; created.

Sen. Mamie Locke [D]

Sen. Lionell Spruill [D]

2022-03-07 - House - House: Tabled in Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-04 - House - House: Tabled in Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-01 - House - House: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 7-N) (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 5-N) (Y: 11 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 4-N 2-A) (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-07	House	Tabled in Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
2022-03-07	House	Reconsidered by Appropriations
2022-03-04	House	Tabled in Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
2022-03-01	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2022-03-01	House	Reported from General Laws (15-Y 7-N)
2022-02-24	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2022-02-24	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
2022-02-23	House	Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
2022-02-22	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2022-02-22	House	Read first time
2022-02-22	House	Placed on Calendar
2022-02-07	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2022-02-04	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB153S1
2022-02-04	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 22104752D-S1
2022-02-04	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2022-02-04	Senate	Read second time
2022-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-02	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 5-N)
2022-01-19	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2022-01-19	Senate	Committee substitute printed 22104752D-S1
2022-01-19	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 4-N 2-A)
2022-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2022-01-10	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102319D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	200	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	205	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	236	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	237	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2497	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2499.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2499.7	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2499.8	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	435.12	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	602	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	208.02	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	365	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	604	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB153
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB153+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB153S1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22104752D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB153F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB153FS1122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S12V0014+SB0153
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S05V0070+SB0153
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0211SB0153+SB0153
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0242SB0153+SB0153
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H1101V0055+SB0153
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H11V0231+SB0153
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H02V0255+SB0153
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H02V0271+SB0153