VA SB516 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on April 6 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0740)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on April 6 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0740)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Employment preference for veterans and spouses of certain veterans. Provides that private employers may grant preference in hiring and promotion to a veteran or the spouse of a veteran with a service-connected permanent and total disability. The measure applies only to veterans who are honorably discharged. The measure provides that granting such preference does not violate any local or state equal employment opportunity law.
Title
Private employment; preference for veterans and spouses of certain veterans.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2014-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: AGREE TO (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-25 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: AGREE TO (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-25 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-06 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0740) | |
| 2014-04-06 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 740 (effective 7/1/14) | |
| 2014-03-03 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2014-03-03 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2014-02-28 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB516ER) |
| 2014-02-28 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2014-02-26 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2014-02-26 | House | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2014-02-26 | House | VOTE: AGREE TO (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2014-02-26 | House | Constitutional readings dispensed (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2014-02-25 | House | Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2014-01-23 | House | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2014-01-23 | House | Read first time |
| 2014-01-23 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2014-01-17 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2014-01-16 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2014-01-15 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2014-01-13 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2014-01-08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2014-01-08 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103228D |
