VA HB1258 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-02-06 - Tabled in Labor and Commerce (11-Y 10-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-02-06 - Tabled in Labor and Commerce (11-Y 10-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Employee protections; discipline for political activity or affiliations prohibited. Prohibits an employer from (i) directing the political activity or affiliations of an employee; (ii) discharging, disciplining, or discriminating against an employee for such employee's lawful engagement or refusal to engage in any political activity or affiliations; and (iii) refusing to hire, employ, or license an individual on the basis of such individual's political activity or affiliations. The bill provides exceptions to these requirements where an employer believes that such actions are required by statute, regulation, or other mandate, where a professional services contract permits an employer to limit the off-duty activities of an individual, and in the case of a religious exemption. A violation of the provisions of the bill may be subject to a civil action within one year of the employer's prohibited retaliatory action.
Title
Employee protections; discipline for political activity or affiliations prohibited.
Sponsors
| Del. Paul Milde [R] | Del. Chad Green [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-06 - House - House: Tabled in Labor and Commerce (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 11 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 2-N) (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 2-N) (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-06 | House | Tabled in Labor and Commerce (11-Y 10-N) |
| 2024-02-01 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 2-N) |
| 2024-01-23 | House | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103349D |
