VA HB1727 | 2011 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 7 2011 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-22 - Senate: Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: Senate Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Virginia Fair Employment Act; E-Verify Program. Requires public contractors, employers with 15 or more employees within the Commonwealth, and localities to enroll in the E-Verify Program by December 1, 2011, and to use the Program for each newly hired employee who is to perform work within the Commonwealth. Employers and contractors that fail to do so are subject to suspension or revocation of certain licenses and invalidation of public contracts. Licenses will be reinstated when an employer or contractor enrolls in the Program or, if already enrolled but not using the Program, prepares and implements a compliance plan.

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Title

Virginia Fair Employment Act; certain public contractors, etc., to enroll in E-Verify Program.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2011-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 23-N) (Y: 78 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-04 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 4-N) (Y: 17 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-28 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2011-02-22 Senate: Left in Courts of Justice
2011-02-11 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Immigration
2011-02-09 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2011-02-09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2011-02-08 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 23-N)
2011-02-08 House: Read third time and passed House (76-Y 23-N)
2011-02-07 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1727H1
2011-02-07 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11104893D-H1
2011-02-07 House: Read second time
2011-02-06 House: Read first time
2011-02-04 House: Committee substitute printed 11104893D-H1
2011-02-04 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (16-Y 4-N)
2011-01-28 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 2-N)
2011-01-19 House: Assigned Courts sub: #3 Immigration
2011-01-10 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2011-01-10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100463D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
40111.3(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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