VA HB1150 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 1 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Willful failure to pay wages; penalty. Clarifies that wages owed to more than one employee may be aggregated in determining whether an employer's willful failure to pay wages is a misdemeanor or a felony. Currently, an employer who willfully and with intent to defraud fails or refuses to pay wages is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if the value of the unpaid wages is less than $10,000 and a Class 6 felony if the value of the unpaid wages is $10,000 or more.

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Title

Wages; employer who willfully fails to pay, penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-04-01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593)
2016-04-01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 593 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
2016-03-10SenateSigned by President
2016-03-08HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-03-08HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1150ER)
2016-03-08HouseEnrolled
2016-03-04SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2016-03-04SenateRead third time
2016-03-04SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2016-03-02SenateReported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
2016-02-17SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-02-17SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-16HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-16HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2016-02-15HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB1150H1
2016-02-15HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 16104971D-H1
2016-02-15HouseRead second time
2016-02-12HouseRead first time
2016-02-10HouseCommittee substitute printed 16104971D-H1
2016-02-10HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2016-02-08HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
2016-02-05HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
2016-01-13HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-01-13HousePresented and ordered printed 16103419D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
40129(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB1150
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1150+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1150H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB1150ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0593+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H0801V0117+HB1150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H08V0172+HB1150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0584+HB1150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S03V0368+HB1150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0869HB1150+HB1150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0870HB1150+HB1150

Bill Comments

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