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type: "Bill"
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title: "Human Rights, Division of; requirements for equal pay irrespective of sex."
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description: "Office of the Attorney General; Division of Human Rights; compensation discrimination information. Directs the Division of Human Rights of the Department of Law to develop recommendations regarding the type of information about businesses and their employees and the accompanying methodology that would be required for the Division to proactively enforce provisions of the Code of Virginia requiring equal pay of similarly situated employees irrespective of sex and race. The bill requires the Division to also develop recommendations regarding appropriate enforcement mechanisms, including causes of action and civil remedies, to address discrimination in compensation based on sex and race. In developing such recommendations, the bill directs the Division to engage stakeholders representing employers and employees in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Division to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than November 30, 2020."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 624"
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citation: "Virginia HB 624 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Chris L. Hurst"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 44
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2020-01-06"
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last_action: "2020-04-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c655a903-b7db-46d3-a74a-02453773f3df"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB624"
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source_hash: "c61ca102c72237369f0e6a2806035bf57cfcb049044a538068e432b0bc562a79"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 624 (2020) — Human Rights, Division of; requirements for equal pay irrespective of sex.
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Office of the Attorney General; Division of Human Rights; compensation discrimination information. Directs the Division of Human Rights of the Department of Law to develop recommendations regarding the type of information about businesses and their employees and the accompanying methodology that would be required for the Division to proactively enforce provisions of the Code of Virginia requiring equal pay of similarly situated employees irrespective of sex and race. The bill requires the Division to also develop recommendations regarding appropriate enforcement mechanisms, including causes of action and civil remedies, to address discrimination in compensation based on sex and race. In developing such recommendations, the bill directs the Division to engage stakeholders representing employers and employees in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Division to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than November 30, 2020.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0901)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0901)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB624ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB624ER)
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3. **Engrossed by House - committee substitute (51-Y 39-N) HB624H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB624H1)
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4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB624)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB624)
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5. **Impact statement from DPB (HB624S1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB624S1)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 7-N) — **12–7** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 3-N) — **4–3** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 0-N 3-A) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Engrossment (51-Y 39-N) — **50–39** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) — **13–9** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) — **5–3** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) — **13–2** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N) — **53–44** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N) — **53–45** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Chris L. Hurst — primary (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-06** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101373D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-06** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-15** Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Adminstrative Process `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-23** Impact statement from DPB (HB624)
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- **2020-01-30** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2020-01-30** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 3-N)
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- **2020-01-30** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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- **2020-02-04** House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2020-02-04** Committee substitute printed 20107023D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2020-02-04** Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-04** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-05** Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-07** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
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- **2020-02-07** Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-10** Committee substitute agreed to 20107023D-H1
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- **2020-02-10** Engrossed by House - committee substitute (51-Y 39-N) HB624H1
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- **2020-02-10** VOTE: Engrossment (51-Y 39-N)
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- **2020-02-11** Impact statement from DPB (HB624H1)
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- **2020-02-11** Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-11** VOTE: Passage (54-Y 44-N)
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- **2020-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-12** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-27** Committee substitute printed 20108625D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2020-02-27** Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 0-N 3-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-27** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-03-02** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-03-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-03-04** Impact statement from DPB (HB624S1)
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- **2020-03-05** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-03-05** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2020-03-05** Committee substitute agreed to 20108625D-S1
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- **2020-03-05** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB624S1
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- **2020-03-05** Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) `passage`
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- **2020-03-05** Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108625D-S1 (54-Y 45-N)
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- **2020-03-05** VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N)
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- **2020-03-12** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-12** Impact statement from DPB (HB624ER)
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- **2020-03-12** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-12** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-17** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
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- **2020-03-17** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-04-09** Approved by Governor-Chapter 901 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c655a903-b7db-46d3-a74a-02453773f3df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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