SB 1724 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Employment records; written request from employee, subpoena duces tecum.

Summary
Provides that an employer shall furnish a copy of certain employment records or papers within 30 days of receipt of a written request of a current or former employee or employee's attorney. The bill provides that the employer may charge a reasonable fee to comply with such a request. The bill further provides that a subpoena duces tecum may be issued upon the failure of an employer to comply with such a written request and that if the court finds that an employer willfully refused to comply with such a written request, as outlined in the bill, the court may award damages for all expenses incurred by the employee. The bill provides that copies of an employee's records or papers may be withheld from such employee if the employee's treating physician or clinical psychologist states that providing such records to such employee would be reasonably likely to endanger the life or physical safety of the employee or another person. This bill incorporates
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2019 Last action Feb 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2019

How they voted

35–1
Passed
Total votes 36
Jan 25, 2019
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1 Nay
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1724S1
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105722D-S1
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-1)
senate
Jan 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19104902D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TN
Tommy Norment
RRepublican
VA
3