Virginia Senate Bill 712 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1139)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Virginia Human Rights Act; discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; reasonable accommodation for the known limitations of persons related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Requires employers, defined in the bill, to make reasonable accommodation for the known limitations of a person related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, if such accommodation is necessary to assist such person in performing a particular job, unless the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the employer. The bill also prohibits employers from taking any adverse action against an employee who requests or uses a reasonable accommodation and from denying employment or promotion opportunities to an otherwise qualified applicant or employee because such employer will be required to make reasonable accommodation to the applicant or employee. The bill creates a cause of action against any employer who denies any of the rights afforded by the bill and permits the court or jury to award compensatory damages, back pay, and other equitable relief.

Virginia Human Rights Act; unlawful discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth.

Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]

Sen. Barbara Favola [D]

Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]

2020-03-04 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-03 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (61-Y 35-N) (Y: 61 N: 35 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 3-N) (Y: 18 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 3-N) (Y: 18 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 4-N 2-A) (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1139)
2020-04-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1139 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-07	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB712ER)
2020-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-04	Senate	Title replaced 20109266D-H1
2020-03-04	Senate	House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
2020-03-03	House	VOTE: Passage (61-Y 35-N)
2020-03-03	House	Passed House with substitute (61-Y 35-N)
2020-03-03	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB712H1
2020-03-03	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20109266D-H1
2020-03-03	House	Read third time
2020-03-02	House	Read second time
2020-02-27	House	Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 3-N)
2020-02-27	House	Committee substitute printed 20109266D-H1
2020-02-19	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2020-02-19	House	Referred from Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
2020-02-14	House	Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2020-02-14	House	Read first time
2020-02-14	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-11	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB712S1
2020-02-10	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20106732D-S1
2020-02-10	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-10	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-07	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-06	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20106732D-S1
2020-02-06	Senate	Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 4-N 2-A)
2020-01-24	Senate	Assigned Education sub: Health
2020-01-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education and Health
2020-01-07	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104771D

HB827 (Same As) 2020-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1138)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	3903	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3904	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	520	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB712
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB712+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB712S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB712H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB712ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1139+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S04V0176+SB0712
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0410SB0712+SB0712
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0493SB0712+SB0712
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H11V0443+SB0712
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H11V0458+SB0712
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1754+SB0712
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1498SB0712+SB0712