Human Rights, Division of; requirements for equal pay irrespective of sex.
Summary
Office of the Attorney General; Division of Human Rights; compensation discrimination information. Directs the Division of Human Rights of the Department of Law to develop recommendations regarding the type of information about businesses and their employees and the accompanying methodology that would be required for the Division to proactively enforce provisions of the Code of Virginia requiring equal pay of similarly situated employees irrespective of sex and race. The bill requires the Division to also develop recommendations regarding appropriate enforcement mechanisms, including causes of action and civil remedies, to address discrimination in compensation based on sex and race. In developing such recommendations, the bill directs the Division to engage stakeholders representing employers and employees in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Division to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than November 30, 2020.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Signed Apr 9, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
16
Committee
19
Apr 9, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 901 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB624S1
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108625D-S1
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 0-N 3-A)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute (51-Y 39-N) HB624H1
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107023D-H1
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Adminstrative Process
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101373D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
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