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1995 SESSION

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SB 1025 Human Rights Act.

Introduced by: Joseph B. Benedetti | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Virginia Human Rights Act. Limits the impact of the decisions of the Virginia Supreme Court in Lockhart v. Commonwealth Education Systems Corp. and its companion case, Wright v. Donelly and Co., 247 Va. 98 (1994). The bill gives certain plaintiffs in employment discrimination cases the right to sue in state court under Virginia state law and authorizes the award of 12 months' back pay, including attorney's fees, as the remedy.

FULL TEXT

• 01/23/95  Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD9829000  pdf
• 02/02/95  Senate: Committee substitute printed LD2097613-S1  pdf
• 02/06/95  Senate: Floor substitute printed LD2106613-S2 (Benedetti)  pdf
• 02/22/95  House: Floor substitute printed LD7542492-H1 (Woodrum)  pdf
• 02/27/95  Senate: Conference substitute printed LD7547613-S3  pdf
• 03/13/95  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1025ER)  pdf
• 05/09/95  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0838)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments rejected
• Senate amendments rejected
• Conference amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/23/95  Senate: Presented & ordered printed LD9829000
• 01/23/95  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/01/95  Senate: Reported from General Laws with sub. (13-Y 1-N)
• 02/02/95  Senate: Committee substitute printed LD2097613-S1
• 02/02/95  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/95  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/95  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/02/95  Senate: Reconsideration of passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/95  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/95  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/03/95  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/06/95  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/06/95  Senate: Floor substitute printed LD2106613-S2 (Benedetti)
• 02/07/95  Senate: Read second time
• 02/07/95  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/07/95  Senate: Committee substitute rejected LD2097613-S1
• 02/07/95  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/07/95  Senate: Floor substitute agreed to LD2106613-S2 (Benedetti)
• 02/07/95  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/07/95  Senate: Floor amendment rejected (Maxwell)
• 02/07/95  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - fl. sub. LD2106613-S2
• 02/07/95  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (35-Y 5-N)
• 02/07/95  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/08/95  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/09/95  House: Read first time
• 02/09/95  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/10/95  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 2
• 02/20/95  House: Reported from General Laws with amd. (17-Y 2-N)
• 02/21/95  House: Read second time
• 02/22/95  House: Read third time
• 02/22/95  House: Motion for pending question agreed to
• 02/22/95  House: Floor substitute agreed to LD7542492-H1 (Woodrum)
• 02/22/95  House: Committee amendment void
• 02/22/95  House: Engrossed by House - fl. sub. LD7542492-H1 (Woodrum)
• 02/22/95  House: Floor substitute printed LD7542492-H1 (Woodrum)
• 02/22/95  House: Passed House with fl. substitute (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/95  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/95  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/23/95  Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (6-Y 33-N)
• 02/23/95  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (6-Y 33-N)
• 02/23/95  Senate: Rec. of House sub. agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/95  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/95  Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (18-Y 21-N)
• 02/23/95  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (18-Y 21-N)
• 02/23/95  House: House insisted on substitute
• 02/23/95  House: House requested conference committee
• 02/23/95  Senate: Senate acceded to request (37-Y 1-N)
• 02/23/95  Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE TO REQ. FOR CONF. (37-Y 1-N)
• 02/23/95  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 02/23/95  Senate: Senators: Benedetti, Lambert, Wampler
• 02/23/95  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 02/23/95  House: Delegates: Woodrum, Robinson, Howell
• 02/25/95  Senate: Reading of conference report waived
• 02/25/95  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/95  Senate: VOTE: ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/95  Conference: House substitute rejected by conference committee
• 02/25/95  Conference: Substitute recommended by conference committee
• 02/25/95  House: Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/95  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/95  Senate: Conference substitute printed LD7547613-S3
• 03/13/95  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1025ER)
• 03/14/95  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/14/95  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/16/95  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/27/95  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/05/95  Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recom. #1-12 (26-Y 13-N)
• 04/05/95  Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. REC. IN PART (26-Y 13-N)
• 04/05/95  Senate: Title replaced
• 04/05/95  Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recom. #13 (24-Y 16-N)
• 04/05/95  Senate: VOTE: GOV. RECOMM. NUMBER 13 (24-Y 16-N)
• 04/06/95  House: Motion for pending question agreed to
• 04/06/95  House: House rejected Gov's recommendation (49-Y 49-N)
• 04/06/95  House: VOTE: REJECTED (49-Y 49-N)
• 04/06/95  Senate: Communicated to Governor
• 05/05/95  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 838 (effective 7/1/95)
• 05/09/95  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0838)