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SB 516 Private employment; preference for veterans and spouses of certain veterans.
Introduced by: Frank W. Wagner | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Employment preference for veterans and spouses of certain veterans. Provides that private employers may grant preference in hiring and promotion to a veteran or the spouse of a veteran with a service-connected permanent and total disability. The measure applies only to veterans who are honorably discharged. The measure provides that granting such preference does not violate any local or state equal employment opportunity law.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103228D pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB516ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0740) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103228D
- 01/08/14 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/13/14 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/14 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/14 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/17/14 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/14 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/23/14 House: Read first time
- 01/23/14 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/25/14 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/14 House: Constitutional readings dispensed (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/14 House: VOTE: AGREE TO (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/14 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/14 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/14 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/28/14 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB516ER)
- 03/03/14 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/14 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/06/14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 740 (effective 7/1/14)
- 04/06/14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0740)