Virginia Human Rights Act; right to sue.
Summary
Virginia Human Rights Act; right to sue. Permits a complainant who has not received a notice of the right to file a civil action from the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Law or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as requested after 180 days have passed from the date the complaint was filed to commence a timely civil action in an appropriate general district or circuit court having jurisdiction over the person who allegedly unlawfully discriminated against the complainant.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 17, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 7, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
18
Committee
13
Amendments
4
Apr 17, 2024
Signed into law
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (85-Y 15-N)
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB350ER)
upper
Mar 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (74-Y 24-N)
lower
Mar 9, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 6, 2024
Committee
House requested conference committee
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Introduced
House insisted on amendment
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Amended
House amendment rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (85-Y 12-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (85-Y 12-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Referred from Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Russet Perry
DDemocratic
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