Virginia House Bill 544

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 12 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - VOTE: Defeated (48-Y 50-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Department of Workforce Development and Advancement; Director. Changes the title of the Director of the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement to the Commissioner of Workforce Development and Advancement. The bill directs the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement to examine the feasibility or need of any new workforce development program prior to its creation and provide a report to the Governor and the General Assembly. The bill changes the minimum level of fiscal support from WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker funds to training and job placement services from 40 to 50 percent. The bill also makes the Department responsible for providing a list of high-demand occupations to eligible educational institutions.

Workforce Development and Advancement, Department of; changes title of Director to Commissioner.

Del. Wendell Walker [R]

Del. Chad Green [R]

Del. David Owen [R]

2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Defeated (48-Y 50-N) (Y: 48 N: 50 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2024-02-08 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-13	House	VOTE: Defeated (48-Y 50-N)
2024-02-13	House	Read third time and defeated by House (48-Y 50-N)
2024-02-12	House	Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB544H2
2024-02-12	House	Substitute by Delegate Walker agreed to 24107635D-H2
2024-02-12	House	Committee on Labor and Commerce substitute rejected 24106792D-H1
2024-02-12	House	Read second time
2024-02-12	House	Floor substitute printed 24107635D-H2 (Walker)
2024-02-11	House	Read first time
2024-02-08	House	Committee substitute printed 24106792D-H1
2024-02-08	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
2024-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2024-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104628D

SB436 (Similar To) 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	2035	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2036	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2037	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2041	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2043	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2046	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2049	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2050	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2052	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2472.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	1	2911.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	1	627.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB544
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB544+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB544H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB544H2+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106792D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB544F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB544FH2122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H14V0093+HB0544
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0654+HB0544