HB 925 VA

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Virginia Human Rights Act; unlawful discriminatory practices; civil actions; statute of limitations. Provides that a complaint alleging discrimination in employment in violation of the Virginia Human Rights Act shall be filed no later than two years from the day upon which the alleged discriminatory practice occurred. Under current law, the filing requirement is no later than 300 days. The bill further provides that if 180 days have passed since a complaint was filed in a local human rights commission, an aggrieved person may commence a timely civil action in an appropriate general district or circuit court. Under current law, such allowance is limited to filings in the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Law.

• Alfonso H. Lopez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104470D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned HED sub: Early Childhood and Innovation · lower
4. Jan 28, 2026 Referred from Education and referred to Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote) · lower
5. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB925) · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N) · lower
8. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 7-N) · lower
9. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
12. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
13. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
14. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 6-N) · upper
15. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
16. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
17. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
18. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
19. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 11, 2026 Enrolled · lower
21. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB925ER) · lower
22. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB925) · lower
23. Mar 11, 2026 Signed by President · upper
24. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
25. Mar 14, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 · lower
26. Mar 14, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
27. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Governor Substitute · PDF
• Governor Substitute · HTML
• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML