Thread: VIRGINIA (2011)

The two bills that were reported out of the Senate Courts of Justice committee were House Bill 1651 and House Bill 1859.

Senate Panel Kills 10 of 12 Anti-Illegal Immigrant Bills
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-228418.html

VA Senate Kills House-Approved Bills Targeting Illegals
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-228580.html

Contact Information for the committee that killed the bills
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-1185834.html

SENATE BILL 1049

Public Procurement Act; state agencies to include in contract that contractor use E-Verify program.

Introduced by: George L. Barker

Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence. Provides that any employer with more than an average of 50 employees for the previous 12 months entering into a contract in excess of $50,000 with any agency of the Commonwealth to perform work or provide services pursuant to such contract shall register and participate in the federal E-Verify program to verify information and work authorization of its newly hired employees performing work pursuant to such public contract. Any such employer who fails to comply shall be debarred from contracting with any agency of the Commonwealth for a period up to one year. Such debarment shall cease upon the employer's registration and participation in the E-Verify program. This bill incorporates SB 1288. This bill is identical to HB 1859.

TEXT OF BILL: http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604 ... 1049ER+pdf

HISTORY
* 01/11/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11101450D
* 01/11/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
* 01/26/11 Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
* 01/26/11 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
* 01/31/11 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
* 02/07/11 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
* 02/07/11 Senate: Committee substitute printed 11105179D-S1
* 02/07/11 Senate: Incorporates SB1288
* 02/08/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
* 02/08/11 Senate: Read second time
* 02/08/11 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
* 02/08/11 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 11105179D-S1
* 02/08/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1049S1
* 02/08/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
* 02/08/11 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
* 02/09/11 House: Placed on Calendar
* 02/09/11 House: Read first time
* 02/09/11 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
* 02/21/11 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 3-N)
* 02/23/11 House: Read second time
* 02/24/11 House: Read third time
* 02/24/11 House: Amendments #'s 1 and 2 by Delegate Miller, J.H. agreed to
* 02/24/11 House: Amendments #'s 3, 4 and 5 by Delegate Miller, J.H. agreed to (78-Y 19-N)
* 02/24/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (78-Y 19-N)
* 02/24/11 House: Amendment #6 by Delegate Miller, J.H. agreed to
* 02/24/11 House: Amendment by Delegate Pollard agreed to
* 02/24/11 House: Amendment #1 by Delegate Pollard withdrawn
* 02/24/11 House: Amendment #2 by Delegate Pollard rejected (27-Y 69-N)
* 02/24/11 House: VOTE: REJECTED (27-Y 69-N)
* 02/24/11 House: Engrossed by House as amended
* 02/24/11 House: Passed House with amendments (76-Y 21-N)
* 02/24/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 21-N)
* 02/24/11 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
* 02/24/11 House: Passed House with amendments (79-Y 20-N)
* 02/24/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (79-Y 20-N)
* 02/24/11 Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (10-Y 29-N)
* 02/24/11 House: House insisted on amendments
* 02/24/11 House: House requested conference committee
* 02/24/11 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
* 02/24/11 House: Conferees appointed by House
* 02/24/11 House: Delegates: Miller, J.H., Albo, McClellan
* 02/24/11 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
* 02/24/11 Senate: Senators: Barker, Petersen, McWaters
* 02/26/11 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
* 02/26/11 House: Conference report agreed to by House (86-Y 6-N)
* 02/26/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (86-Y 6-N)
* 03/03/11 Senate: Enrolled
* 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1049ER)

BILL PASSES HOUSE AND SENATE

http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604 ... sum+SB1049

VA: Gov Tells Agencies to E-Verify New State Hires
March 21, 2011
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-231987.html