Virginia Senate Bill 335 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 21 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-23 - Tabled in Commerce and Labor by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Public employment; inquiries by state agencies and localities regarding criminal convictions, charges, and arrests. 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. A prospective employee may not be asked if he has ever been convicted of any crime unless the inquiry takes place after the prospective employee has received a conditional offer of employment, which offer may be withdrawn if the prospective employee has a conviction record that directly relates to the duties and responsibilities of the position. A prospective employee may not be asked if he has ever been arrested or charged with a crime unless the inquiry takes place after the prospective employee has received a conditional offer of employment, which offer may be withdrawn if (i) the prospective employee's criminal arrest or charge resulted in the prospective employee's conviction of a crime and (ii) the crime of which he was convicted directly relates to the duties and responsibilities of the position. The prohibition does not apply to applications for employment with law-enforcement agencies or certain positions designated as sensitive or in instances where a state agency is expressly permitted to inquire into an individual's criminal history for employment purposes pursuant to any provision of federal or state law. The bill also authorizes localities to prohibit such inquiries.

Public employment; inquiries by state agencies and localities regarding criminal convictions.

Sen. Rosalyn Dance [D]	Sen. Kenneth Alexander [D]	Sen. George Barker [D]	Sen. Creigh Deeds [D]
Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]	Sen. John Edwards [D]	Sen. Barbara Favola [D]	Sen. Janet Howell [D]
Sen. Lynwood Lewis [D]	Sen. Mamie Locke [D]	Sen. Louise Lucas [D]	Sen. Dave Marsden [D]
Sen. Donald McEachin [D]	Sen. Jeremy McPike [D]	Sen. John Miller [D]	Sen. John Petersen [D]
Sen. Richard Saslaw [D]	Sen. Scott Surovell [D]	Sen. Jennifer Wexton [D]

2016-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N) (Y: 23 N: 15 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Tabled in Commerce and Labor by voice vote
2016-02-03	House	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2016-02-03	House	Read first time
2016-02-03	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-01-25	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N)
2016-01-21	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2016-01-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-01-18	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N)
2016-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2016-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103809D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	1500.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2812.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB335
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB335+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S12V0011+SB0335
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0035SB0335+SB0335
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0069SB0335+SB0335