State agencies and their appointing authorities; diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plans.
Summary
Duties of agencies and their appointing authorities; diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plans. Requires stateagencies to establish and maintain a comprehensive diversity, equity,and inclusion strategic plan in coordination with the Governor's Directorof Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 29, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 17, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 168 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (11-Y 2-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2021
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102795D
lower
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Q. Askew
DDemocratic
Co
Angelia Graves
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
Co
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
Don Scott
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
Co
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Cole
DDemocratic
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