2022 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
HB710: Local government; hiring people with disabilities.
Legislative Summary
Local government hiring; people with disabilities. Requires any locality to take into consideration or give preference to an individual's status as a person with a disability in its employment hiring policies and practices, provided that such person with a disability meets all of the knowledge, skills, and eligibility requirements for the available position.
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Bill History
1/11/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102125D
House of Delegates
1/11/2022
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
House of Delegates
1/24/2022
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
2/4/2022
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/11/2022
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2022
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/14/2022
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
2/15/2022
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/15/2022
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/16/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed
Senate
2/16/2022
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Senate
2/21/2022
Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/22/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/23/2022
Read third time
Senate
2/23/2022
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/25/2022
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/25/2022
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB710ER)
House of Delegates
2/25/2022
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/25/2022
Signed by President
Senate
3/11/2022
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
House of Delegates
3/11/2022
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
4/11/2022
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 306 (effective 7/1/22)
4/11/2022
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0306)
Roll Call Votes
Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/23/2022
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/22/2022
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
2/21/2022
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2/15/2022
100
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
2/11/2022
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2/4/2022
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/11/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
