VA HB892 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-12 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-12 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
State employment; questions about criminal convictions, arrests, and charges. Prohibits state agencies from including on any employment application a question inquiring whether the prospective employee has ever been arrested or charged with, or convicted of, any crime, subject to certain exceptions. Subject to certain exceptions, a state agency shall not inquire whether a prospective employee has been convicted of, arrested for, or charged with a crime prior to interviewing the prospective employee. During an interview, the state agency may ask if the prospective employee has a conviction of, has been arrested for, or has been charged with a specific crime or type of crime that bears a rational relationship to the duties and responsibilities of the position.
Title
State employment; questions about criminal convictions, arrests, and charges.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-02-12 | House | Left in Courts of Justice |
2014-02-03 | House | Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote |
2014-01-10 | House | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
2014-01-08 | House | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2014-01-08 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14103335D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+HB892 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB892+hil |