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SB 1523 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Workforce Development, Secretary of; created.

Summary
Creates in the Governor's cabinet the position of Secretary of Workforce Development (the Secretary). The bill assigns to the Secretary responsibility for the Department of Labor and Industry and the Virginia Employment Commission. The bill also removes the position of Chief Workforce Development Advisor and reassigns that position's responsibilities to the Secretary.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Last action Feb 12, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2019

How they voted

37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Jan 30, 2019
D Democratic17
17 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
15
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB1523ES1
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105369D-S1
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Jan 21, 2019
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104262D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
FR
Frank Ruff
RRepublican
VA
9