Virginia Fair Employment Act; certain public contractors, etc., to enroll in E-Verify Program. (HB1727)
Introduced By
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
Virginia Fair Employment Act; E-Verify Program. Requires public contractors, employers with 15 or more employees within the Commonwealth, and localities to enroll in the E-Verify Program by December 1, 2011, and to use the Program for each newly hired employee who is to perform work within the Commonwealth. Employers and contractors that fail to do so are subject to suspension or revocation of certain licenses and invalidation of public contracts. Licenses will be reinstated when an employer or contractor enrolls in the Program or, if already enrolled but not using the Program, prepares and implements a compliance plan. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2011 | Committee |
| 01/10/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100463D |
| 01/10/2011 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/19/2011 | Assigned Courts sub: #3 Immigration |
| 01/28/2011 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 2-N) |
| 02/02/2011 | Impact statement from DHCD (HB1727) |
| 02/04/2011 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2011 | Committee substitute printed 11104893D-H1 |
| 02/06/2011 | Read first time |
| 02/07/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1727H1) |
| 02/07/2011 | Read second time |
| 02/07/2011 | Committee substitute agreed to 11104893D-H1 |
| 02/07/2011 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1727H1 |
| 02/08/2011 | Read third time and passed House (76-Y 23-N) |
| 02/08/2011 | VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 23-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/09/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/09/2011 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/11/2011 | Assigned Courts sub: Immigration |
| 02/22/2011 | Left in Courts of Justice |
Comments
VACOLAO opposes any legislation that imposes unnecessary and burdensome additional regulatory or administrative requirements on Virginia residents, Virginia businesses, Virginia agencies or Virginia nonprofit organizations without any corresponding proven positive benefit for the taxpayers or the community, including requirements to participate in E-Verify, (HB 1727, Carrico; HB 1859, Anderson; HB 2333, Lingamfelter; SB 789, Watkins; SB 1049, Barker; SB 1288, McWaters)