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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Registered apprenticeship programs; prohibited discrimination."
+description: "Apprenticeship program; discrimination. Prohibits a sponsor of a registered apprenticeship program from discriminating against an apprentice or applicant for apprenticeship on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or disability. The measure conforms Virginia's apprenticeship nondiscrimination requirements to those required for state apprenticeship agencies pursuant to federal Office of Apprenticeship regulations adopted in 2016."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
+legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
+session: "2020"
+identifier: "HB 1252"
+citation: "Virginia HB 1252 (2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Don L. Scott"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 38
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2020-01-08"
+last_action: "2020-04-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d159af1b-7cc2-4e6a-a99e-614f1e54d14e"
+source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1252"
+source_hash: "1f98245c236e3b3f2863c50d38074b216469c6a55445be3a9b28e9b08ea1fa4d"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
+---
+
+# Virginia HB 1252 (2020) — Registered apprenticeship programs; prohibited discrimination.
+
+Apprenticeship program; discrimination. Prohibits a sponsor of a registered apprenticeship program from discriminating against an apprentice or applicant for apprenticeship on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or disability. The measure conforms Virginia's apprenticeship nondiscrimination requirements to those required for state apprenticeship agencies pursuant to federal Office of Apprenticeship regulations adopted in 2016.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1228)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1228)
+2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1252ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1252ER)
+3. **Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1252H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1252H1)
+4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1252)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1252)
+5. **Reenrolled bill text (HB1252ER2)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1252ER2)
+
+## Votes
+
+- VOTE: (65-Y 29-N) — **64–29** (pass) · lower
+- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
+- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- VOTE: Passage (85-Y 13-N) — **84–13** (pass) · lower
+- Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 2-N) — **12–2** (pass) · upper
+- Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 1-N) — **38–1** (pass) · upper
+- Passed Senate (33-Y 7-N) — **33–7** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Don L. Scott — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102856D `introduction`
+- **2020-01-08** Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce `referral-committee`
+- **2020-01-21** Impact statement from DPB (HB1252)
+- **2020-01-23** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
+- **2020-01-23** Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2020-01-23** Committee substitute printed 20106433D-H1 `substitution`
+- **2020-01-27** Read first time `reading-1`
+- **2020-01-28** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2020-01-28** Committee substitute agreed to 20106433D-H1
+- **2020-01-28** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1252H1
+- **2020-01-29** Read third time and passed House (85-Y 13-N) `passage, reading-3`
+- **2020-01-29** VOTE: Passage (85-Y 13-N)
+- **2020-01-29** Impact statement from DPB (HB1252H1)
+- **2020-01-30** Constitutional reading dispensed
+- **2020-01-30** Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor `referral-committee`
+- **2020-03-02** Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
+- **2020-03-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-03-05** Read third time `reading-3`
+- **2020-03-05** Passed Senate (33-Y 7-N) `passage`
+- **2020-03-12** Enrolled
+- **2020-03-12** Signed by Speaker
+- **2020-03-12** Signed by President
+- **2020-03-13** Impact statement from DPB (HB1252ER)
+- **2020-03-17** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
+- **2020-03-17** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
+- **2020-04-11** Governor's recommendation received by House
+- **2020-04-22** Placed on Calendar
+- **2020-04-22** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (65-Y 29-N)
+- **2020-04-22** VOTE: (65-Y 29-N)
+- **2020-04-22** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-04-22** Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (38-Y 1-N)
+- **2020-04-22** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
+- **2020-04-22** Governor's recommendation adopted
+- **2020-04-22** Reenrolled
+- **2020-04-22** Reenrolled bill text (HB1252ER2)
+- **2020-04-22** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
+- **2020-04-22** Signed by President as reenrolled
+- **2020-04-22** Enacted, Chapter 1228 (effective 7/1/20) `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d159af1b-7cc2-4e6a-a99e-614f1e54d14e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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