VA SB370 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Vetoed on March 14 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Senate sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

Prohibiting employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; wage or salary range transparency; cause of action. Prohibits a prospective employer from (i) seeking the wage or salary history of a prospective employee; (ii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in determining the wages or salary the prospective employee is to be paid upon hire; (iii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in considering the prospective employee for employment; (iv) refusing to interview, hire, employ, or promote a prospective employee or otherwise retaliating against a prospective employee for not providing wage or salary history; and (v) failing or refusing to disclose in each public and internal posting for each job, promotion, transfer, or other employment opportunity the wage, salary, or wage or salary range. The bill establishes a cause of action for an aggrieved prospective employee or employee and provides that an employer that violates such prohibitions is liable to the aggrieved prospective employee or employee for statutory damages between $1,000 and $10,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater, reasonable attorney fees and costs, and any other legal and equitable relief as may be appropriate.

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Title

Employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; prohibited.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-04-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-23 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 48-N) (Y: 50 N: 48 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-17SenateSenate sustained Governor's veto
2024-04-17SenateRequires 2/3 members present
2024-04-17SenatePassed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N)
2024-03-14 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-02SenateSigned by President
2024-02-28HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-02-28SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB370ER)
2024-02-28SenateEnrolled
2024-02-23HouseVOTE: Passage (50-Y 48-N)
2024-02-23HousePassed House (50-Y 48-N)
2024-02-23HouseRead third time
2024-02-22HouseRead second time
2024-02-20HouseReported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
2024-02-13HouseReferred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2024-02-13HouseRead first time
2024-02-13HousePlaced on Calendar
2024-02-05SenateRead third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2024-02-02SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB370S1
2024-02-02SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 24106636D-S1
2024-02-02SenateReading of substitute waived
2024-02-02SenateCommittee amendment rejected
2024-02-02SenateRead second time
2024-02-01SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2024-01-31SenateCommittee substitute printed 24106636D-S1
2024-01-31SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
2024-01-22SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2024-01-22SenateReported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
2024-01-09SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2024-01-09SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102913D

Same As/Similar To

HB990 (Similar To) 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
40128.7:11(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB370
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB370+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB370S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB370ER+hil
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+SB370AS
Amendmenthttps://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24106636D.pdf
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+SB370ASR
Amendmenthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+SB370AG
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB370FS1122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB370FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S02V0024+SB0370
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S05V0075+SB0370
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0184SB0370+SB0370
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0224SB0370+SB0370
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H14V0189+SB0370
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV1118+SB0370
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV1292SB0370+SB0370

Bill Comments

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