VA HB1150 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 1 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 1 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Willful failure to pay wages; penalty. Clarifies that wages owed to more than one employee may be aggregated in determining whether an employer's willful failure to pay wages is a misdemeanor or a felony. Currently, an employer who willfully and with intent to defraud fails or refuses to pay wages is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if the value of the unpaid wages is less than $10,000 and a Class 6 felony if the value of the unpaid wages is $10,000 or more.
Title
Wages; employer who willfully fails to pay, penalty.
Sponsors
| Del. Jeion Ward [D] |
Roll Calls
2016-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0593) | |
| 2016-04-01 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 593 (effective 7/1/16) | |
| 2016-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 | |
| 2016-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/11/16 |
| 2016-03-10 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2016-03-08 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2016-03-08 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1150ER) |
| 2016-03-08 | House | Enrolled |
| 2016-03-04 | Senate | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-03-04 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2016-03-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-03-02 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-17 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-02-17 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2016-02-16 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1150H1 |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 16104971D-H1 |
| 2016-02-15 | House | Read second time |
| 2016-02-12 | House | Read first time |
| 2016-02-10 | House | Committee substitute printed 16104971D-H1 |
| 2016-02-10 | House | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-08 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-05 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law |
| 2016-01-13 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 2016-01-13 | House | Presented and ordered printed 16103419D |
