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2020 SESSION
HB 624 Human Rights, Division of; requirements for equal pay irrespective of sex.
Introduced by: Chris L. Hurst | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Office of the Attorney General; Division of Human Rights; compensation discrimination information. Directs the Division of Human Rights of the Department of Law to develop recommendations regarding the type of information about businesses and their employees and the accompanying methodology that would be required for the Division to proactively enforce provisions of the Code of Virginia requiring equal pay of similarly situated employees irrespective of sex and race. The bill requires the Division to also develop recommendations regarding appropriate enforcement mechanisms, including causes of action and civil remedies, to address discrimination in compensation based on sex and race. In developing such recommendations, the bill directs the Division to engage stakeholders representing employers and employees in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Division to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than November 30, 2020.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101373D pdf | impact statement
- 02/04/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107023D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/27/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108625D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/12/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB624ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0901) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 01/06/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101373D
- 01/06/20 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/15/20 House: Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Adminstrative Process
- 01/30/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 3-N)
- 01/30/20 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/04/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20107023D-H1
- 02/04/20 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 7-N)
- 02/04/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/05/20 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
- 02/07/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/07/20 House: Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/09/20 House: Read first time
- 02/10/20 House: Read second time
- 02/10/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107023D-H1
- 02/10/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (51-Y 39-N) HB624H1
- 02/10/20 House: VOTE: Engrossment (51-Y 39-N)
- 02/11/20 House: Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N)
- 02/11/20 House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N)
- 02/12/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/12/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/27/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108625D-S1
- 02/27/20 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 0-N 3-A)
- 02/27/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/02/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N)
- 03/04/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/05/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108625D-S1
- 03/05/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB624S1
- 03/05/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)
- 03/05/20 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108625D-S1 (54-Y 45-N)
- 03/05/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N)
- 03/12/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/12/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB624ER)
- 03/12/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/17/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
- 03/17/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/09/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 901 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0901)