JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on Senate Bill No. 350, report as follows:

We recommend that the engrossed bill be accepted with the following amendments to resolve the matter under disagreement:

1. Line 59, engrossed, after person

strike

(i) who has been provided

insert

may commence a timely civil action in an appropriate general district or circuit court having jurisdiction over the person who allegedly unlawfully discriminated against such person in violation of this chapter. Any such civil action may only be filed, if at all, within 90 days of the complainant's receipt of

2. Line 60, engrossed, after 2.2-3907

strike

the remainder of line 60, all of lines 61, 62, and 63, and through chapter on line 64

insert

Any person may file an action that is not dual-filed after 180 days have passed since the complaint was filed with the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Law.

Respectfully submitted,

Senator Russet Perry

Senator Saddam Azlan Salim

Senator Richard H. Stuart

Conferees on the part of the Senate

Delegate Charniele L. Herring

Delegate Delores L. McQuinn

Delegate C. Todd Gilbert

Conferees on the part of the House