Virginia House Bill 1258

---

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-06 - Tabled in Labor and Commerce (11-Y 10-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Employee protections; discipline for political activity or affiliations prohibited. Prohibits an employer from (i) directing the political activity or affiliations of an employee; (ii) discharging, disciplining, or discriminating against an employee for such employee's lawful engagement or refusal to engage in any political activity or affiliations; and (iii) refusing to hire, employ, or license an individual on the basis of such individual's political activity or affiliations. The bill provides exceptions to these requirements where an employer believes that such actions are required by statute, regulation, or other mandate, where a professional services contract permits an employer to limit the off-duty activities of an individual, and in the case of a religious exemption. A violation of the provisions of the bill may be subject to a civil action within one year of the employer's prohibited retaliatory action.

Employee protections; discipline for political activity or affiliations prohibited.

Del. Paul Milde [R]

Del. Chad Green [R]

2024-02-06 - House - House: Tabled in Labor and Commerce (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 11 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 2-N) (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-06	House	Tabled in Labor and Commerce (11-Y 10-N)
2024-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 2-N)
2024-01-23	House	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
2024-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2024-01-10	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103349D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	1	27.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	1	27.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1258
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1258+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB1258F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H1402V0033+HB1258
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H14V0088+HB1258