VA HB867 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
Pending: House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Local government employees; expression of certain opinions protected. Provides that an employee of a locality shall not be penalized by his employer for expressing his opinion regarding a current or proposed regulation, rule, policy, position, or other action or purpose of a public body at an open meeting of such public body when such employee is speaking on his own behalf. The bill excludes any speech that is unprotected under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, including speech that (i) incites violence; (ii) is obscene, defamatory, or fraudulent; or (iii) discloses privileged and confidential information. The bill specifies that for purposes of this provision an employee of a locality does not include any person appointed to a position in a locality by an elected official or by a government body composed in whole or in part of elected officials.

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Title

Local government employees; expression of certain opinions protected.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N) (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-13HouseLeft in Counties, Cities and Towns
2024-02-08HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
2024-01-24HouseAssigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #3
2024-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2024-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101878D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1521512.4:1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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