2025 Regular Session • Virginia Legislature
SB1052: Virginia Human Rights Act; definition of "employer."
Legislative 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."
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104490D
Senate
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
1/16/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1052)
Senate
1/22/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 0-N 6-A)
Senate
1/24/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/24/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/24/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/27/2025
Read second time
Senate
1/27/2025
Engrossed by Senate
Senate
1/28/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Senate
2/3/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
House of Delegates
2/17/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/20/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1052ER)
Senate
2/20/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1052)
Senate
2/20/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/23/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/5/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
Senate
3/5/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate sustained Governor's veto
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Passed House (50-Y 47-N)
2/18/2025
50
Yea
47
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
2/13/2025
12
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2/11/2025
5
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
1/28/2025
21
Yea
18
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
1/24/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology (8-Y 0-N 6-A)
1/22/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
6
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Vetoed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Adam Ebbin
Democrat