VA HB990 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Vetoed on March 14 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on March 14 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - House sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Prohibiting employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; wage or salary range transparency; cause of action. Prohibits a prospective employer from (i) seeking the wage or salary history of a prospective employee; (ii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in determining the wages or salary the prospective employee is to be paid upon hire; (iii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in considering the prospective employee for employment; (iv) refusing to interview, hire, employ, or promote a prospective employee or otherwise retaliating against a prospective employee for not providing wage or salary history; and (v) failing or refusing to disclose in each public and internal posting for each job, promotion, transfer, or other employment opportunity the wage, salary, or wage or salary range. The bill establishes a cause of action for an aggrieved prospective employee or employee and provides that an employer that violates such prohibitions is liable to the aggrieved prospective employee or employee for statutory damages between $1,000 and $10,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater, reasonable attorney fees and costs, and any other legal and equitable relief as may be appropriate.
Title
Employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; prohibited.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (50-Y 46-N) (Y: 50 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N) (Y: 51 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N) (Y: 51 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | House | House sustained Governor's veto |
| 2024-03-14 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-03 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB990ER) |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-26 | House | VOTE: Adoption (50-Y 46-N) |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House 24107923D-S1 (50-Y 46-N) |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 18-N) |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB990S1 |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24107923D-S1 |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-02-22 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24107923D-S1 |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-06 | House | VOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N) |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N) |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-01-30 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N) |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2024-01-18 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102975D |
Same As/Similar To
SB370 (Similar To) 2024-04-17 - Senate sustained Governor's veto
