Virginia Senate Bill 12 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 28 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-08 - Left in General Laws
Pending: House General Laws Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Nondiscrimination in public employment. Prohibits discrimination in public employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, as defined in the bill. The bill also codifies for state and local government employment the current prohibitions on discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, or status as a special disabled veteran or other veteran.

Public employment; prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]

Sen. Donald McEachin [D]

Sen. Lynwood Lewis [D]

Sen. Scott Surovell [D]

2016-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N) (Y: 25 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 4-N 1-A) (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-08	House	Left in General Laws
2016-02-18	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2016-02-17	House	Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
2016-02-03	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2016-02-03	House	Read first time
2016-02-03	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-01-29	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
2016-01-28	Senate	Printed as engrossed 16100354D-E
2016-01-28	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB12E
2016-01-28	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2016-01-28	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2016-01-28	Senate	Read second time
2016-01-27	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2016-01-25	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 4-N 1-A)
2015-12-02	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2015-12-02	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100354D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	1500.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	1507	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	1604	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2901.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3004	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	295.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	306	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB12
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB12+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB12E+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S12V0018+SB0012
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0105SB0012+SB0012
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0123SB0012+SB0012