HB 337 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Nonpayment of wages; discriminatory actions prohibited.

Summary

Nonpayment of wages; discriminatory actions prohibited. Prohibits an employer from discharging or otherwise discriminating against an employee because such employee has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding related to the failure to pay wages, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding. The measure authorizes the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to institute proceedings against an employer who has taken such prohibited discriminatory action. Available remedies include reinstatement of the employee, recovery of lost wages, and liquidated damages. This bill is identical to SB 48.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Mar 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Apr 2020

Introduced Jan 1, 2020 Signed Apr 9, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 9, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 950 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Mar 7, 2020

Upper · Passed

Conference report agreed to by Senate (30-Y 10-N)

upper

Mar 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 37-N)

lower

Mar 5, 2020

Legislature · Passed

Amended by conference committee

legislature

Feb 26, 2020

Upper · Passed

Senate requested conference committee

upper

Feb 26, 2020

Introduced

Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 20, 2020

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 20, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended

upper

Feb 20, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

upper

Feb 20, 2020

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

upper

Feb 17, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 6, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

Feb 5, 2020

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (85-Y 13-N)

lower

Jan 30, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 1-N)

lower

Jan 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 14, 2020

Committee

Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Jan 1, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

Jan 1, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102627D

lower

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors