Virginia House Bill 1472 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 11 2008 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-02-20 - Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws and Technology (7-Y 7-N 1-A)

Employment discrimination; speaking English. Provides that discharging or taking other employment-related action with regard to an employee on the basis of the employee's failure or refusal to comply with his employer's requirement that English be spoken or used while at work for a legitimate business purpose shall not be deemed to constitute discrimination on the basis of national origin. Currently, employers with more than five but less than 15 employees are prohibited from discharging an employee on the basis of national origin.

Discrimination; employee's failure to speak English shall not constitute cause of action.

Del. Clifford Athey [R]

Del. Mark Cole [R]

Del. Scott Lingamfelter [R]

Del. Jackson Miller [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-02-20		Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws and Technology (7-Y 7-N 1-A)
2008-02-13		Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2008-02-13		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-12		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-12		House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (70-Y 29-N)
2008-02-12		House: Read third time and passed House (70-Y 29-N)
2008-02-11		House: Printed as engrossed 084779468-E
2008-02-11		House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1472E
2008-02-11		House: Pending question ordered
2008-02-11		House: Amendment by Delegate Albo agreed to
2008-02-11		House: Read second time
2008-02-09		House: Read first time
2008-02-08		House: Reported from General Laws (16-Y 3-N)
2008-01-24		House: Assigned GL sub: Professional/Occupational/Adminstrative Process
2008-01-16		House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2008-01-16		House: Presented and ordered printed 084779468

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB1472