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2022 SESSION

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SB 153 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Secretary of; created.

Introduced by: Mamie E. Locke | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Governor's Office; position of Secretary of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion created. Eliminates the position of Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Office of the Governor and establishes the position of Secretary of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, to be appointed by the Governor and to assist the Governor and Governor's Secretaries in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion at the state level. The bill outlines the responsibilities of the Secretary. The bill makes several changes in the Code of Virginia to reflect the new position by eliminating references to the Office and Governor's Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and replacing these references with the Secretary of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/22  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102319D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/19/22  Senate: Committee substitute printed 22104752D-S1  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/10/22  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102319D
• 01/10/22  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/19/22  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 4-N 2-A)
• 01/19/22  Senate: Committee substitute printed 22104752D-S1
• 01/19/22  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/02/22  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 5-N)
• 02/03/22  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/22  Senate: Read second time
• 02/04/22  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/04/22  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22104752D-S1
• 02/04/22  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB153S1
• 02/07/22  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
• 02/22/22  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/22/22  House: Read first time
• 02/22/22  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/23/22  House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
• 02/24/22  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
• 02/24/22  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 03/01/22  House: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 7-N)
• 03/01/22  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 03/04/22  House: Tabled in Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
• 03/07/22  House: Reconsidered by Appropriations
• 03/07/22  House: Tabled in Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)