Virginia Senate Bill 48 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0951)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Nonpayment of wages; discriminatory actions prohibited. Prohibits an employer from discharging or otherwise discriminating against an employee because such employee has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding related to the failure to pay wages, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding. The measure authorizes the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to institute proceedings against an employer who has taken such prohibited discriminatory action. Available remedies include reinstatement of the employee, recovery of lost wages, and liquidated damages.

Nonpayment of wages; discriminatory actions prohibited.

Sen. Lionell Spruill [D]

2020-02-25 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (68-Y 29-N) (Y: 68 N: 29 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment (14-Y 7-N) (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-09		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0951)
2020-04-09		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 951 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-03	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-02	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-02	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB48ER)
2020-03-02	Senate	Enrolled
2020-02-25	Senate	House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
2020-02-21	House	VOTE: Passage (68-Y 29-N)
2020-02-21	House	Passed House with amendment (68-Y 29-N)
2020-02-21	House	Engrossed by House as amended
2020-02-21	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2020-02-21	House	Read third time
2020-02-20	House	Read second time
2020-02-18	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment (14-Y 7-N)
2020-02-14	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2020-02-14	House	Read first time
2020-02-14	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-11	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Printed as engrossed 20100693D-E
2020-02-11	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB48E
2020-02-11	Senate	Committee amendment agreed to
2020-02-11	Senate	Reading of amendment waived
2020-02-11	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
2020-02-06	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (16-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-02-03	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
2019-11-18	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2019-11-18	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100693D

HB337 (Same As) 2020-04-09 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0950)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	1	33.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB48
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB48+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB48E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB48ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0951+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S02V0096+SB0048
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0265+SB0048
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0457SB0048+SB0048
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0520SB0048+SB0048
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0521SB0048+SB0048
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0522SB0048+SB0048
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0523SB0048+SB0048
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H14V0271+SB0048
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1173+SB0048
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0938SB0048+SB0048