Grievance procedure; eliminates certain steps. (HB637)

Introduced By

Del. Sal Iaquinto (R-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patron Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson)

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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 Became Law

Description

State Grievance Procedure.  Eliminates certain steps in the grievance procedure by mandating that grievances following terminations due to formal discipline or unsatisfactory job performance proceed directly to a hearing. The bill also (i) allows only the implementation of the official hearing decision of the hearing officer by either party, and not any recommendations of the hearing officer, (ii) reduces from 60 to 30 days the administrative review by the Director of the Department of Human Resource Management of the hearing decision, and (iii) removes the ability for the employee filing the grievance to have judicial review of the decision of the Director of the Department of Employment Dispute Resolution on whether the grievance qualifies for a hearing. The bill contains a technical amendment. Amends § , § 2.2-3003, § 2.2-3004, § 2.2-3006, § 51.1-124.13, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

  • 01/11/2012 Committee
  • 01/11/2012 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12103634D
  • 01/11/2012 Referred to Committee on General Laws
  • 01/17/2012 Assigned GL sub: #4 Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
  • 01/24/2012 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
  • 01/26/2012 Reported from General Laws with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 01/30/2012 Impact statement from DPB (HB637)
  • 01/30/2012 Read first time
  • 01/31/2012 Read second time
  • 01/31/2012 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 01/31/2012 Engrossed by House as amended HB637E
  • 01/31/2012 Printed as engrossed 12103634D-E
  • 02/01/2012 Impact statement from DPB (HB637E)
  • 02/01/2012 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/01/2012 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/02/2012 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/02/2012 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  • 02/13/2012 Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/14/2012 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/15/2012 Read third time
  • 02/15/2012 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
  • 02/17/2012 Enrolled
  • 02/17/2012 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB637ER)
  • 02/17/2012 Impact statement from DPB (HB637ER)
  • 02/17/2012 Signed by Speaker
  • 02/20/2012 Signed by President
  • 03/01/2012 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 56 (effective 7/1/12)
  • 03/01/2012 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical duplicates of this one: SB417.