HB827
Virginia Human Rights Act; unlawful discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Virginia Human Rights Act; discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; reasonable accommodation for the known limitations of persons related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
Requires employers, defined in the bill, to make reasonable accommodation for the known limitations of a person related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, if such accommodation is necessary to assist such person in performing a particular job, unless the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an ... (More) undue hardship on the employer. The bill also prohibits employers from taking any adverse action against an employee who requests or uses a reasonable accommodation and from denying employment or promotion opportunities to an otherwise qualified applicant or employee because such employer will be required to make reasonable accommodation to the applicant or employee. The bill creates a cause of action against any employer who denies any of the rights afforded by the bill and permits the court or jury to award compensatory damages, back pay, and other equitable relief. The bill contains technical amendments and is identical to SB 712. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104872D
- 01/07/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/17/2020 - House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/23/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB827)
- 01/23/2020 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/23/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20106491D-H1
- 01/28/2020 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 01/28/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/29/2020 - House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
- 01/30/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB827H1)
- 01/31/2020 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/31/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/31/2020 - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendments (12-Y 9-N)
- 02/04/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2020 - House: Floor substitute printed 20107553D-H2 (Carroll Foy)
- 02/05/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/05/2020 - House: Committee on General Laws substitute rejected 20106491D-H1
- 02/05/2020 - House: Committee on Appropriations amendments rejected
- 02/05/2020 - House: Substitute by Delegate Carroll Foy agreed to 20107553D-H2
- 02/05/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB827H2
- 02/06/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (66-Y 31-N)
- 02/06/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (66-Y 31-N)
- 02/07/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/11/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB827H2)
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20108578D-S1
- 02/24/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB827S1)
- 02/26/2020 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20108578D-S1
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/28/2020 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/02/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment HB827S1
- 03/02/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/03/2020 - House: Senate substitute with amendment agreed to by House 20108578D-S1 (59-Y 38-N)
- 03/03/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (59-Y 38-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/06/2020 - House: Enrolled
- 03/06/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB827ER)
- 03/06/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB827ER)
- 03/06/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1138 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/11/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1138)
