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type: "Bill"
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title: "Diversity and cultural competency; DHRM to develop online training module."
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description: "Department of Human Resource Management; requiredonline training for LGBTQ cultural competency. Requires theDepartment of Human Resource Management to develop an online trainingmodule addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer(LGBTQ) cultural competency. The bill requires all state employeescommencing or recommencing employment with the Commonwealth on orafter January 1, 2021, to complete such training within 90 days ofcommencing or recommencing such employment and all persons employedwith the Commonwealth on January 1, 2021, to complete such trainingno later than April 1, 2021."
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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 581"
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citation: "Virginia HB 581 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Elizabeth R. Guzman"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 37
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2020-01-06"
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last_action: "2020-03-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8180fd2b-aaed-4ae1-925e-f68883a8f03f"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB581"
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source_hash: "80a3e98f1f7ec10547558b08294873613bbec832b238030474e87e051dde15b8"
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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 581 (2020) — Diversity and cultural competency; DHRM to develop online training module.
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Department of Human Resource Management; requiredonline training for LGBTQ cultural competency. Requires theDepartment of Human Resource Management to develop an online trainingmodule addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer(LGBTQ) cultural competency. The bill requires all state employeescommencing or recommencing employment with the Commonwealth on orafter January 1, 2021, to complete such training within 90 days ofcommencing or recommencing such employment and all persons employedwith the Commonwealth on January 1, 2021, to complete such trainingno later than April 1, 2021.
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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 (CHAP0548)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0548)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB581ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB581ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB581)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB581)
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4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB581S1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB581S1)
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## Votes
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- Reported from General Laws (14-Y 8-N) — **14–8** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N) — **54–44** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N) — **22–18** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) — **13–9** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 45-N) — **51–45** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N 1-A) — **10–4** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (10-Y 2-N) — **10–2** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N) — **4–3** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) — **5–3** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — primary (person)
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- Joseph D. Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — 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 20101109D `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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- **2020-01-21** Impact statement from DPB (HB581)
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- **2020-01-23** Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
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- **2020-01-23** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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- **2020-01-28** Reported from General Laws (14-Y 8-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-28** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-29** Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-31** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
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- **2020-01-31** Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 9-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-05** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-06** Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-06** VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N)
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- **2020-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-07** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-27** Committee substitute printed 20108909D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2020-02-27** Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (10-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-27** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-03-02** Impact statement from DPB (HB581S1)
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- **2020-03-02** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-03-04** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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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 20108909D-S1
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- **2020-03-05** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB581S1
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- **2020-03-05** Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N) `passage`
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- **2020-03-05** Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108909D-S1 (52-Y 45-N)
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- **2020-03-05** VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 45-N)
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- **2020-03-12** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-12** Impact statement from DPB (HB581ER)
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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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- **2020-03-31** Approved by Governor-Chapter 548 (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/8180fd2b-aaed-4ae1-925e-f68883a8f03f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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