Labor, Secretary of; position created in Governor's Cabinet.
Summary
Governor's Secretaries; Secretary of Labor created. Creates in the Governor's Cabinet the position of Secretary of Labor. The bill transfers from the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to the Secretary of Labor responsibility for the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, and the Virginia Employment Commission. The bill removes the position of Chief Workforce Development Advisor and reassigns its duties to the Secretary of Labor. The bill also adds the Secretary of Labor to the Governor's comprehensive economic development policy committee.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 21, 2021
Signed Mar 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 5, 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
54
Key actions
21
Committee
23
Mar 30, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 453 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (54-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 18-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2321S1
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21200117D-S1
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)
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 with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2321H1
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103957D-H1
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21102926D
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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