SB393
MEI Project Approval Commission; board-level gender and diversity requirements.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. MEI Project Approval Commission; board-level gender and diversity requirements.
Requires the MEI Project Approval Commission to consider, prior to recommending approval of any major employment and investment (MEI) project, a board diversity disclosure statement submitted by the business seeking incentives. The Commission is required to consider (i) whether such statement specifies the number and percentage of diverse directors who ... (More) identify as female or as representing a national, racial, ethnic, indigenous, or cultural minority in the country of the business's principal executive offices and (ii) whether the business commits to annually updating and submitting such statement. This bill is identical to HB 212. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102791D
- 01/09/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 01/18/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB393)
- 01/24/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
- 01/25/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/2024 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/29/2024 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/20/2024 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/20/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24107960D-H1
- 02/22/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/23/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB393H1)
- 02/23/2024 - House: Read third time
- 02/23/2024 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107960D-H1
- 02/23/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB393H1
- 02/23/2024 - House: Passed House with substitute (51-Y 46-N)
- 02/23/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/27/2024 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N)
- 02/28/2024 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/28/2024 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Senators: Pekarsky, Hashmi, Locke
- 03/04/2024 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/04/2024 - House: Delegates: Watts, Maldonado, Coyner
- 03/08/2024 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/08/2024 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/09/2024 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 47-N)
- 03/09/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB393ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 03/31/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB393ER)
- 04/17/2024 - Senate: Passed by for the day
