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2024 SESSION

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SB 350 Virginia Human Rights Act; right to sue.

Introduced by: Russet Perry | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Virginia Human Rights Act; right to sue. Permits a complainant who has not received a notice of the right to file a civil action from the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Law or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as requested after 180 days have passed from the date the complaint was filed to commence a timely civil action in an appropriate general district or circuit court having jurisdiction over the person who allegedly unlawfully discriminated against the complainant.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104783D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/25/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB350ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/17/24  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB350ER2)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments adopted
• House amendments engrossed
• Conference amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104783D
• 01/09/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/10/24  Senate: Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
• 02/05/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/24  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/07/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/24  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/24  House: Read first time
• 02/13/24  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/16/24  House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
• 02/16/24  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/19/24  House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
• 02/22/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/24  House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/24  House: Read second time
• 03/01/24  House: Read third time
• 03/01/24  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 03/01/24  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/01/24  House: Passed House with amendment (85-Y 12-N)
• 03/01/24  House: VOTE: Passage (85-Y 12-N)
• 03/04/24  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/05/24  Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
• 03/06/24  House: House insisted on amendment
• 03/06/24  House: House requested conference committee
• 03/07/24  Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/24  Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
• 03/07/24  Senate: Senators: Perry, Salim, Stuart
• 03/07/24  House: Conferees appointed by House
• 03/07/24  House: Delegates: Herring, McQuinn, Gilbert
• 03/09/24  Conference: Amended by conference committee
• 03/09/24  House: Conference report agreed to by House (74-Y 24-N)
• 03/09/24  House: VOTE: Adoption (74-Y 24-N)
• 03/09/24  Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/25/24  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/25/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB350ER)
• 03/25/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/27/24  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
• 03/27/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/17/24  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/17/24  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (85-Y 15-N)
• 04/17/24  House: VOTE: Adoption (85-Y 15-N)
• 04/17/24  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/17/24  Senate: Reenrolled
• 04/17/24  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB350ER2)
• 04/17/24  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/17/24  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/17/24  House: Enacted, Chapter 784 (effective 7/1/24)