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Bill

Discrimination; prohibited in public accommodations, etc., causes of action, civil actions.

Prohibited discrimination; public accommodations, employment, credit, and housing: causes of action; sexual orientation and gender identity. Creates causes of action for unlawful discrimination in public accommodations and employment in the Virginia Human Rights Act. Currently, under the Act there is no cause of action for discrimination in public accommodations, and the only causes of action for discrimination in employment are for (i) unlawful discharge on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, or childbirth or related medical conditions including lactation by employers employing more than five but fewer than 15 persons and (ii) unlawful discharge on the basis of age by employers employing more than five but fewer than 20 persons. The bill allows the causes of action to be pursued privately by the aggrieved person or, in certain circumstances, by the Attorney General. Before a civil cause of action may be brought in a court of the Commonwealth, an aggrieved individual must file a complaint with the Division of Human Rights of the Department of Law, participate in an administrative process, and receive a notice of his right to commence a civil action. The bill prohibits discrimination in public and private employment on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill also codifies for state and local government employment the current prohibitions on discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, or status as a veteran. Additionally, the bill (a) prohibits discrimination in public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran; (b) prohibits discrimination in credit on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, disability, and status as a veteran; and (c) adds discrimination on the basis of an individual's sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran as an unlawful housing practice. The bill makes technical amendments. This bill incorporates SB 66 and SB 159.

us/states/va

Virginia General Assembly

2020

SB 868

Virginia SB 868 (2020)

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enacted

Adam P. Ebbin

2020-01-08

2020-04-11

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ocd-bill/ba2f0f13-e04b-44f5-aabd-afd8dd25cf93

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB868

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https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

2026-07-06

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Virginia SB 868 (2020) — Discrimination; prohibited in public accommodations, etc., causes of action, civil actions.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1140) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB868ER) (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB868H1 (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB868) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (SB868S1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

VOTE: Pass By (54-Y 46-N) — 53–46 (pass) · lower
VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N) — 53–46 (pass) · lower
Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Reported from General Laws (13-Y 9-N) — 13–9 (pass) · lower
Amendment #5 by Senator Peake rejected (17-Y 23-N) — 17–23 (fail) · upper
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 0-N 2-A) — 12–0 (pass) · upper
Amendments #'s 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 by Senator Peake rejected (19-Y 21-N) — 19–21 (fail) · upper
Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 9-N) — 30–9 (pass) · upper
House substitute agreed to by Senate (27-Y 13-N) — 27–13 (pass) · upper

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

2020-01-08 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104737D introduction
2020-01-08 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
2020-01-27 Impact statement from DPB (SB868)
2020-01-29 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (12-Y 0-N 2-A) committee-passage
2020-01-29 Committee substitute printed 20107133D-S1 substitution
2020-01-29 Incorporates SB66 (McClellan)
2020-01-29 Incorporates SB159 (Boysko)
2020-01-31 Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-03 Passed by for the day
2020-02-04 Passed by for the day
2020-02-05 Impact statement from DPB (SB868S1)
2020-02-05 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-05 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-05 Committee substitute agreed to 20107133D-S1
2020-02-05 Reading of amendments waived
2020-02-05 Amendments #'s 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 by Senator Peake rejected (19-Y 21-N) amendment-failure
2020-02-05 Amendment #5 by Senator Peake rejected (17-Y 23-N) amendment-failure
2020-02-05 Amendment #9 by Senator Peake rejected amendment-failure
2020-02-05 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB868S1
2020-02-06 Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 9-N) passage, reading-3
2020-02-13 Placed on Calendar
2020-02-13 Read first time reading-1
2020-02-13 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
2020-02-13 Reported from General Laws (13-Y 9-N) committee-passage
2020-02-17 Read second time reading-2
2020-02-18 Passed by for the day
2020-02-19 Passed by for the day
2020-02-20 Passed by for the day
2020-02-21 Passed by for the day
2020-02-24 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
2020-02-24 Floor substitute printed 20108819D-H1 (Sickles)
2020-02-24 Read third time reading-3
2020-02-24 Substitute by Delegate Sickles agreed to 20108819D-H1
2020-02-24 Passed by temporarily
2020-02-24 Motion to pass by amendment by Delegate LaRock agreed to (54-Y 46-N)
2020-02-24 VOTE: Pass By (54-Y 46-N)
2020-02-24 Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB868H1
2020-02-24 Passed House with substitute (54-Y 46-N) passage
2020-02-24 VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)
2020-02-25 Impact statement from DPB (SB868H1)
2020-02-26 House substitute agreed to by Senate (27-Y 13-N)
2020-02-26 Title replaced 20108819D-H1
2020-03-04 Enrolled
2020-03-04 Impact statement from DPB (SB868ER)
2020-03-05 Signed by President
2020-03-06 Signed by Speaker
2020-03-12 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-12 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-04-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1140 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ba2f0f13-e04b-44f5-aabd-afd8dd25cf93. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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