Virginia Human Rights Act; causes of action for age discrimination. (SB587)

Introduced By

Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Virginia Human Rights Act; causes of action for age discrimination. Provides that no employer employing more than five but less than 20 persons shall discharge any such employee on the basis of age if the employee is 40 years of age or older. Currently, the protection against age discrimination applies to an employer employing more than five but less than 15 persons. Federal law applies the same protection to workplaces with 20 or more employees. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/13/2014Presented and ordered printed 14103190D
01/13/2014Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/20/2014Reported from General Laws and Technology (7-Y 0-N 1-A)
01/20/2014Reported from General Laws and Technology (7-Y 6-N 1-A)
01/22/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
01/23/2014Read second time and engrossed
01/24/2014Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 12-N)
01/30/2014Impact statement from DPB (SB587)
01/31/2014Placed on Calendar
01/31/2014Read first time
01/31/2014Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/12/2014Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
02/25/2014Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
02/27/2014Reported from General Laws (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2014Read second time
03/04/2014Read third time
03/04/2014Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
03/04/2014VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2014Enrolled
03/06/2014Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB587ER)
03/06/2014Signed by Speaker
03/07/2014Impact statement from DPB (SB587ER)
03/09/2014Signed by President
04/04/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 635 (effective 7/1/14)
04/04/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0635)

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 3 minutes.