HB 2791 Virginia House of Delegates · 2019 Regular Session

Virginia Personnel Act; appointments, promotion, and tenure based upon merit and fitness.

Summary

Clarifies that, except as otherwise provided by law, all appointments and promotions to and tenure in positions in the service of the Commonwealth shall be based solely upon merit and fitness.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Feb 2019

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2019

Senate Passage

Feb 2019

Governor

Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Feb 21, 2019

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2019

How they voted

34–0

Passed

Total votes 34

Feb 19, 2019

D Democratic14

14 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

20 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 20, 2019

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 19, 2019

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (34-0)

senate

Feb 6, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Feb 5, 2019

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2019

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended HB2791E

lower

Feb 4, 2019

Lower · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

lower

Jan 28, 2019

Committee

Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3

lower

Jan 18, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

Jan 18, 2019

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 19100028D

lower

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors