VirginiaProspective employer; prohibited from seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees.
What it does
Prohibiting employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; wage or salary range transparency; cause of action. Prohibits a prospective employer from (i) seeking the wage or salary history of a prospective employee; (ii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in considering the prospective employee for employment; (iii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in determining the wages or salary the prospective employee is to be paid upon hire; (iv) refusing to interview, hire, employ, or promote or otherwise retaliating against a prospective or current employee for not providing wage or salary history or requesting a wage or salary range; (v) failing or refusing to disclose in each public and internal posting for each job, promotion, transfer, or other employment opportunity the wage, salary, or wage or salary range; and (vi) failing to set a wage or salary range in good faith. The bill establishes a cause of action for an aggrieved prospective employee or employee and provides that an employer that violates such prohibitions is liable to the aggrieved prospective employee or employee for statutory damages between $1,000 and $10,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater, reasonable attorney fees and costs, and any other legal and equitable relief as may be appropriate.
More detail
This bill incorporates HB 1164 and is identical to SB 215.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Governor's recommendation received by HouseLatest
- Mar 25Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 25Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026Minor
- Mar 16Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB636)
- Mar 14Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 14Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 14Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB636ER)Major
- Mar 14EnrolledMinor
- Mar 9Senate amendment agreed to by House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5Passed Senate with amendment (20-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 5Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Mar 5Commerce and Labor Amendment agreed toMajor
- Mar 5Read third timeMinor
- Mar 4Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 4Rules suspended
- Mar 2Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (8-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Senate committee offered
- Feb 23Senate committee offered
- Feb 17Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 16Read third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 13committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12Read first timeMinor
- Feb 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB636)
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 26106771D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Incorporates HB1164 (Cole, N.T.)
- Feb 10Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (16-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 5Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5House subcommittee offered
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB636)
- Jan 20Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102232DIntroduced