Virginia House Bill 4 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on February 24 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0012)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); right to work. Provides for a referendum at the November 8, 2016, election to approve or reject an amendment to Article I of the Constitution of Virginia to prohibit any agreement or combination between an employer and a labor union or labor organization whereby (i) nonmembers of the union or organization are denied the right to work for the employer, (ii) membership to the union or organization is made a condition of employment or continuation of employment by such employer, or (iii) the union or organization acquires an employment monopoly in any such enterprise.

Constitutional amendment; right to work (submitting to qualified voters).

Del. Richard Bell [R]	Del. Benjamin Cline [R]	Del. Mark Cole [R]	Del. Nicholas Freitas [R]
Del. Thomas Greason [R]	Del. Charles Poindexter [R]	Del. Roxann Robinson [R]

2016-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (7-Y 6-N) (Y: 7 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (63-Y 34-N) (Y: 65 N: 35 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-29 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 7-N) (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-24		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0012)
2016-02-24		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 12 (effective - see bill)
2016-02-17		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Wednesday, February 24, 2016
2016-02-17	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/16
2016-02-16	Senate	Signed by President
2016-02-16	House	Signed by Speaker
2016-02-16	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB4ER)
2016-02-16	House	Enrolled
2016-02-15	Senate	Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2016-02-15	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2016-02-15	Senate	Read third time
2016-02-12	Senate	Passed by for the day
2016-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-09	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections (7-Y 6-N)
2016-02-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2016-02-04	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-03	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (63-Y 34-N)
2016-02-03	House	Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N)
2016-02-02	House	Read second time and engrossed
2016-02-01	House	Read first time
2016-01-29	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 7-N)
2016-01-18	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
2016-01-14	House	Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
2015-11-16	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2015-11-16	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100597D

SB446 (Same As) 2016-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0506)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB4
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB4+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB4ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0012+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H1803V0001+HB0004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H18V0012+HB0004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0250+HB0004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S08V0066+HB0004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0330HB0004+HB0004
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0399HB0004+HB0004