SB712
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 makes technical amendments and is identical to HB 827. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2020 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104771D
- 01/07/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/17/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB712)
- 01/24/2020 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health
- 02/06/2020 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (9-Y 4-N 2-A)
- 02/06/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20106732D-S1
- 02/07/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20106732D-S1
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB712S1
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB712S1)
- 02/11/2020 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/14/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/19/2020 - House: Referred from Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/19/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/27/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20109266D-H1
- 02/27/2020 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 3-N)
- 03/02/2020 - House: Read second time
- 03/02/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB712H1)
- 03/03/2020 - House: Read third time
- 03/03/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20109266D-H1
- 03/03/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB712H1
- 03/03/2020 - House: Passed House with substitute (61-Y 35-N)
- 03/03/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (61-Y 35-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/04/2020 - Senate: Title replaced 20109266D-H1
- 03/07/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB712ER)
- 03/07/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB712ER)
- 03/12/2020 - Senate: 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 1139 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/11/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1139)
