Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state employment for members of National Guard, etc. (HB384)
Introduced By
Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg) with support from 10 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge), Del. Dickie Bell (R-Staunton), Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson), Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge), Del. Don Merricks (R-Danville), Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manassas), Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville), Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding), Del. Nick Rush (R-Christiansburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state employment for members of the Virginia National Guard. Establishes a preference in state hiring for members of the Virginia National Guard. Under the bill, when a member of the Virginia National Guard applies for a position or job classification requiring an assessment using numerical ratings, points equal to five percent of the total points available from the assessment device or devices shall be added to the member's passing score. The preference shall not be applied if recruitment for the position is limited to state employees or over an applicant who is (i) a veteran, (ii) a former prisoner of war, or (iii) a more qualified member of the Virginia National Guard. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2012 | Committee |
| 01/10/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102366D |
| 01/10/2012 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/27/2012 | Assigned GL sub: #4 Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process |
| 01/31/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) |
| 02/02/2012 | Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB384) |
| 02/02/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12104514D-H1 |
| 02/06/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB384H1) |
| 02/06/2012 | Read first time |
| 02/07/2012 | Read second time |
| 02/07/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12104514D-H1 |
| 02/07/2012 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB384H1 |
| 02/08/2012 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/08/2012 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/09/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/09/2012 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 02/20/2012 | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2012 | Read third time |
| 02/23/2012 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 02/23/2012 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 02/23/2012 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/23/2012 | Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/27/2012 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N) |
| 02/27/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2012 | Enrolled |
| 03/02/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB384ER) |
| 03/02/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/05/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB384ER) |
| 03/05/2012 | Signed by President |
| 03/20/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 269 (effective 7/1/12) |
| 03/20/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0269) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 2 clips in all, totaling 2 minutes.