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HB198: Human Rights, Division of; establishment within Department of Law.
Chief Patron
Del.
Bob Marshall (R-13)
Bob Marshall
(R-13)
Manassas, VA
Served: 1992–
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Status
02/12/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee
Summary
Department of Law; establishment of Division of Human Rights; elimination of the Human Rights Council; penalties. Eliminates the Human Rights Council and establishes the Division of Human Rights within the Department of Law to carry out the powers and duties of the Human Rights Council. The bill contains technical amendments.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/14/2008 and 02/12/2008.
Poll Results
1 vote
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Comments
So, Bob wants to protect breast feeding in the workplace I guess...
@Terry: Among other things, yes.
Actually, it appears that this bill simply transplants the Virginia Human Rights Act code into another part of law, which is presumably the mechanism for likewise moving the associated duties. None of the text appears to originate with Del. Marshall.