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SB 785 Public employment; prohibits discrimination based on basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Introduced by: A. Donald McEachin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Nondiscrimination in public employment. Prohibits discrimination in public employment based on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, as defined in the bill. The bill also codifies for state and local government employment the current prohibitions on discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, or status as a special disabled veteran or other veteran. The bill incorporates SB 1181.
FULL TEXT
- 12/31/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103001D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104375D-S1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 12/31/14 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103001D
- 12/31/14 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/26/15 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
- 01/26/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15104375D-S1
- 01/27/15 Senate: Incorporates SB1181
- 01/28/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/15 Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/29/15 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15104375D-S1
- 01/29/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB785S1
- 01/30/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/15 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 19-N)
- 02/03/15 Senate: Chair votes yes
- 02/06/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/15 House: Read first time
- 02/06/15 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/11/15 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
- 02/12/15 House: Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote
- 02/24/15 House: Left in General Laws