Occupational safety and health laws; increases maximum amount of civil penalties. (HB1883)
Introduced By
Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City)
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
Occupational health and safety laws; amount of civil penalties. Increases the maximum amount of civil penalties that may be assessed by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry for certain violations of occupational safety and health laws from $7,000 to $12,471 and for willful or repeated violations of such laws from $70,000 to $124,709. The measure also requires the Commissioners annually to increase the maximum civil penalty amounts annually, starting in 2018, by an amount that reflects the percentage increase, if any, in the consumer price index from the previous calendar year. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2017 | Committee |
01/10/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102979D |
01/10/2017 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/17/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1883) |
01/24/2017 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2017 | Read first time |
01/27/2017 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/30/2017 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
01/30/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/31/2017 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/13/2017 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (7-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2017 | Read third time |
02/15/2017 | Passed Senate (31-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2017 | Enrolled |
02/20/2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1883ER) |
02/20/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1883ER) |
02/20/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/21/2017 | Signed by President |
02/21/2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17 |
02/21/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 |
03/03/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 263 (effective 7/1/17) |
03/03/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0263) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 56 seconds.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): D NO. ARE ALL THE SENATORS READY TO V? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO C HANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.
[Unknown]: AYES 40, NOS 0. AYES 40, NOS 0. UNCONTESTED CALENDAR. HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING. THE SENATOR FROM JAMES CITY , SENATOR NORMENT.
Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD NOW MOVE THAT ALL OF THE HOUSE BILLS ON THE UNCONTESTED CALENDAR AND REGULAR CALENDAR WHICH INCLUDE HOUSE BILLS ON PAGES 17 THROUGH 46 INCLUDING HOUSE BILL 1500 THROUGH HOUSE BILL 2390 THAT THE RULES OF THE SENATE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT THE SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL READING OF THE TITLES BE DISPENSED WITH.
Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND THE SECOND READING OF THE HOUSE BILLS ON THE UNCONTESTED AND REGULAR CALENDARS PAGES 17-46 HOUSE BILL 1500 THROUGH HOUSE BILL 2390 BE DISPENSED WITH.