SB 1052 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Virginia Human Rights Act; definition of "employer."

Summary
Virginia Human Rights Act; definition of "employer." Reduces from 15 to five the number of employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year for the purposes of the definition of "employer."
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Vetoed
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Vetoed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 2 edits · Feb 23, 2025
MINOR
This bill amends the Virginia Human Rights Act to update the definition of 'employer' for nondiscrimination purposes, specifically clarifying thresholds for when an employer is covered based on the number of employees and the type of discrimination involved. The enrolled version shows the bill was passed and approved, with the substantive text remaining largely the same as the introduced version but with minor formatting adjustments.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on employment nondiscrimination under the Virginia Human Rights Act, with no change to the overall applicability of the law.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'employer' was clarified to specify different thresholds for various types of discrimination: employers with more than five employees are covered for most discrimination claims, while employers with five to nineteen employees are only covered for age discrimination claims.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and layout changes occurred between the introduced and enrolled versions, including reorganization of text spacing and page numbering adjustments, but no substantive policy changes were made.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Jan 24, 2025
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 2, 2025
Vetoed
Senate sustained Governor's veto
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Feb 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1052ER)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 0-N 6-A)
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Adam Ebbin
Adam Ebbin
DDemocratic
VA
39