HB1418
Virginia Human Rights Act; discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual harassment.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Virginia Human Rights Act; workplace harassment; civil actions by private parties.
Creates a cause of action against any employer employing more than five employees who discharges or engages in an unlawful discriminatory act against any employee on the basis of race; color; religion; national origin; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity; pregnancy; childbirth or related medical conditions, including lactation; marital status; status ... (More) as a veteran; or age, if the employee if 40 years of age or older. The bill permits a court, in cases where the employee prevails, to award compensatory or punitive damages and reasonable attorney fees and costs. The bill provides rules for determining whether conduct constitutes workplace harassment, defined in the bill, and lays out a number of factors to consider in determining whether conduct constitutes workplace harassment. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102728D
- 01/08/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/23/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1418)
- 01/29/2020 - House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/30/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/04/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20107400D-H1
- 02/04/2020 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/04/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/05/2020 - House: Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 8-N)
- 02/06/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/07/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107400D-H1
- 02/07/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1418H1
- 02/10/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (56-Y 41-N)
- 02/10/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 41-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/11/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1418H1)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20109063D-S1
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (8-Y 4-N 1-A)
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/02/2020 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20109063D-S1
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (23-Y 17-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/05/2020 - Senate: Rereferred to Judiciary
- 03/10/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1418S1)
- 03/12/2020 - Senate: Left in Judiciary
