Virginia Senate Bill 358 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 11 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0406)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Seafood industry workforce liaison. Directs the Governor or the Secretary of Labor to designate a liaison to address seafood industry workforce needs by (i) promoting the interests of seafood industry employees and employers; (ii) assisting employees and employers in understanding the rights and processes available to them, including those related to temporary worker visas; (iii) answering inquiries; (iv) providing referrals to public and private agencies upon request; and (v) reporting annually on the liaison's activities to the House Committees on Commerce and Energy and Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committees on Commerce and Labor and Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources. The bill requires the liaison to carry out his duties with impartiality and provides that he is immune from civil liability in the performance of his duties. The bill also provides that certain records and communications are exempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The bill directs the Governor or the Secretary of Labor to designate a current employee of the executive branch to serve in this capacity in lieu of hiring a new employee. Seafood industry workforce liaison. Directs the Governor or the Secretary of Labor to designate a liaison to address seafood industry workforce needs by (i) promoting the interests of seafood industry employees and employers; (ii) assisting employees and employers in understanding the rights and processes available to them, including those related to temporary worker visas; (iii) answering inquiries; (iv) providing referrals to public and private agencies upon request; and (v) reporting annually on the liaison's activities to the House Committees on Commerce and Energy and Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committees on Commerce and Labor and Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources. The bill requires the liaison to carry out his duties with impartiality and provides that he is immune from civil liability in the performance of his duties. The bill also provides that certain records and communications are exempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The bill directs the Governor or the Secretary of Labor to designate a current employee of the executive branch to serve in this capacity in lieu of hiring a new employee.

Seafood industry; Governor shall designate a liaison to address workforce needs, report.

Sen. Richard Stuart [R]

Sen. Lynwood Lewis [D]

2022-03-10 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-09 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-07 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-04 - House - House: Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-02 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-11		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0406)
2022-04-11		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 406 (effective 7/1/22)
2022-03-22		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
2022-03-22	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
2022-03-22	House	Signed by Speaker
2022-03-21	Senate	Signed by President
2022-03-21	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB358ER)
2022-03-21	Senate	Enrolled
2022-03-10	Senate	Title replaced 22107605D-H1
2022-03-10	Senate	House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2022-03-09	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2022-03-09	House	Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2022-03-09	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB358H1
2022-03-09	House	Committee substitute agreed to 22107605D-H1
2022-03-09	House	Read third time
2022-03-08	House	Read second time
2022-03-07	House	Committee substitute printed 22107605D-H1
2022-03-07	House	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2022-03-07	House	Reconsidered by Appropriations
2022-03-04	House	Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2022-03-02	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2022-03-02	House	Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (22-Y 0-N)
2022-02-28	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2022-02-28	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
2022-02-25	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
2022-02-22	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2022-02-22	House	Read first time
2022-02-22	House	Placed on Calendar
2022-02-10	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2022-02-10	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB358S1
2022-02-10	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 22106149D-S1
2022-02-10	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2022-02-10	Senate	Read second time
2022-02-09	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2022-02-08	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
2022-02-08	Senate	Committee substitute printed 22106149D-S1
2022-01-25	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2022-01-25	Senate	Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
2022-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2022-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100238D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
28	2	105.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB358
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB358+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB358S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB358H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB358ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0406+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/22106149D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB358F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB358FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB358FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+oth+SB358FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S01V0024+SB0358
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+S05V0126+SB0358
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0291SB0358+SB0358
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0315SB0358+SB0358
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV0316SB0358+SB0358
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H0102V0034+SB0358
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H01V0126+SB0358
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H02V0256+SB0358
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+H02V0266+SB0358
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+HV1646+SB0358
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+vot+SV1024SB0358+SB0358