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2001 SESSION

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HB 1859 Fair Employment Contracting Act; discrimination prohibited.

Introduced by: Michele B. McQuigg | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Fair Employment Contracting Act; discrimination. Prohibits contracting agencies from engaging in any unlawful discriminatory practice as defined by the Virginia Human Rights Act. Unlawful discriminatory practice is defined in the Virginia Human Rights Act as conduct that violates any Virginia or federal statute or regulation governing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, or disability.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/04/01 017062844  pdf | impact statement
• 02/19/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1859ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
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HISTORY

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/04/01 017062844
• 01/10/01  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/15/01  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 2
• 01/22/01  House: Reported from General Laws (25-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/01  House: Read first time
• 01/24/01  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/25/01  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/01  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/01  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 01/25/01  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/01  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/01  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/26/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/26/01  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/07/01  Senate: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/01  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/01  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/01  Senate: Read third time
• 02/09/01  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/09/01  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Mims agreed to
• 02/09/01  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/09/01  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/01  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/01  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 2-N)
• 02/13/01  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (94-Y 2-N)
• 02/19/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1859ER)
• 02/21/01  House: Enrolled
• 02/22/01  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/01  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/01  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 45 (effective 7/1/01)
• 03/08/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045)