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2019 SESSION

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HB 2791 Virginia Personnel Act; appointments, promotion, and tenure based upon merit and fitness.

Introduced by: Barry D. Knight | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Virginia Personnel Act; appointments, promotion, and tenure based upon merit and fitness. Clarifies that, except as otherwise provided by law, all appointments and promotions to and tenure in positions in the service of the Commonwealth shall be based solely upon merit and fitness.

FULL TEXT

• 01/18/19  House: Presented and ordered printed 19100028D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/19  House: Printed as engrossed 19100028D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/18/19  Senate: Committee substitute printed 19107327D-S1  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• House amendments adopted

HISTORY

• 01/18/19  House: Presented and ordered printed 19100028D
• 01/18/19  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/28/19  House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
• 01/29/19  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 3-N)
• 01/31/19  House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (12-Y 9-N)
• 02/03/19  House: Read first time
• 02/04/19  House: Read second time
• 02/04/19  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/04/19  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2791E
• 02/04/19  House: Printed as engrossed 19100028D-E
• 02/05/19  House: Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
• 02/05/19  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (52-Y 47-N)
• 02/06/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/06/19  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/18/19  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
• 02/18/19  Senate: Committee substitute printed 19107327D-S1
• 02/19/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/19  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/21/19  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/19  Senate: Motion to pass by for the day rejected (18-Y 22-N 1-A)
• 02/21/19  Senate: Motion to strike from the calendar rejected (19-Y 21-N)
• 02/21/19  Senate: Pending question, not ordered (4-Y 36-N)
• 02/21/19  Senate: Motion to recommit to committee rejected (18-Y 22-N)
• 02/21/19  Senate: Motion to reconsider motion to strike from the calendar agreed to (38-Y 1-N 1-A))
• 02/21/19  Senate: Pending question, not ordered (17-Y 22-N)
• 02/21/19  Senate: Stricken from Senate calendar (40-Y 0-N)