Bill Text: VA HB1448 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

Virginia House Bill 1448 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Virginia Human Rights Act; unlawful discrimination.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-13 - Left in General Laws [HB1448 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2024-HB1448-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1448 Offered January 18, 2024 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-3902.1, relating to Virginia Human Rights Act; unlawful discrimination. ---------- Patron-- Garrett ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 2.2-3902.1 as follows:

§2.2-3902.1. Unlawful discrimination.

It is an unlawful discriminatory practice for any state agency or political subdivision in the Commonwealth to support, implement, recognize, or utilize any program, process, or procedure that conveys or denies a benefit, advantage, or privilege to an individual based solely on such individual's race, sex, or ethnicity.