Virginia Senate Bill 747 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 29 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-22 - House: Left in General Laws
Pending: House General Laws Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Nondiscrimination in state employment. Prohibits discrimination in state employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or status as a special disabled veteran or other veteran covered by the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended. The bill defines "sexual orientation" as a person's actual or perceived heterosexuality, bisexuality, homosexuality, or gender identity or expression. The bill expressly provides that "sexual orientation" shall not include any person's attraction toward persons with whom sexual conduct would be illegal due to the age of the parties. The bill contains technical amendments.

Nondiscrimination in state employment; prohibited based on race, color, religion, etc.

Sen. Donald McEachin [D]

2011-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-22		House: Left in General Laws
2011-02-15		House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2011-02-14		House: Assigned GL sub: #4 Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
2011-02-10		House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2011-02-10		House: Read first time
2011-02-10		House: Placed on Calendar
2011-02-02		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
2011-02-01		Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2011-01-31		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2011-01-28		Senate: Passed by for the day
2011-01-26		Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 7-N)
2010-10-29		Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2010-10-29		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100229D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	2901.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3004	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+SB747
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB747+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+S12V0056+SB0747
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0142SB0747+SB0747
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0185SB0747+SB0747