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2024 SESSION

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SB 570 Virginia Human Rights Act; definition of "employer."

Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Virginia Human Rights Act; definition of "employer." Waives the Commonwealth's sovereign immunity to a civil action under the definition of "person" in relevant law. The bill also expands the definition of "employer" as it relates to the requirement to provide reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities under the Virginia Human Rights Act to include any government or political subdivision, or agent of such government or political subdivision, employing more than five employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year. The bill also reduces the number of employees from 15 to five for the definition of employer of domestic workers.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104820D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/07/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107379D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/13/24  Senate: Printed as engrossed 24107379D-ES1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/06/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB570ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/06/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB570ER)  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate amendments
• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/10/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104820D
• 01/10/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/07/24  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107379D-S1
• 02/07/24  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/12/24  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)
• 02/12/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/24  Senate: Read second time
• 02/13/24  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/13/24  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24107379D-S1
• 02/13/24  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/13/24  Senate: Amendment by Senator Ebbin agreed to
• 02/13/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB570ES1
• 02/13/24  Senate: Printed as engrossed 24107379D-ES1
• 02/13/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/24  Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
• 02/16/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/16/24  House: Read first time
• 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 (6-Y 2-N)
• 02/27/24  House: Reported from General Laws (13-Y 9-N)
• 02/29/24  House: Read second time
• 03/01/24  House: Read third time
• 03/01/24  House: Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
• 03/01/24  House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 47-N)
• 03/06/24  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/06/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB570ER)
• 03/06/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB570ER)
• 03/06/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  Senate: 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  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/17/24  Senate: Passed by for the day