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2024 SESSION
HB 782 Virginia Human Rights Act; complaint or charge of discrimination, right to file civil action.
Introduced by: Charniele L. Herring | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Human Rights Act; dual-filed civil actions. Clarifies timelines for dual-filing complaints alleging unlawful discrimination under the Virginia Human Rights Act and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The bill allows either the complainant or the respondent for any charge of discrimination to request a notice of the right to file a civil action after the Commission has closed its file on such charge of discrimination.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102623D pdf | impact statement
- 02/12/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24102623D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB782ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/17/24 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB782ER2) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102623D
- 01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/26/24 House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 02/08/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/24 House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/24 House: Read first time
- 02/12/24 House: Read second time
- 02/12/24 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/12/24 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB782E
- 02/12/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24102623D-E
- 02/13/24 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/21/24 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/24 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/24 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/26/24 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/26/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/26/24 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/24 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (90-Y 5-N)
- 02/28/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (90-Y 5-N)
- 03/05/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB782ER)
- 03/05/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/24 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/24 House: BLOCK VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/24 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/24 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/17/24 House: Reenrolled
- 04/17/24 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB782ER2)
- 04/17/24 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/17/24 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/17/24 House: Enacted, Chapter 819 (effective 7/1/24)