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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1481: Employment discrimination; employee notification of federal and state statute of limitations.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1481 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Employment discrimination; employee notification of federal and state statute of limitations. Primary sponsor: Karen Keys-Gamarra (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2026): Defeated by Senate (18-Y 21-N 0-A).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Employment discrimination; employee notification of federal and state statute of limitations. Requires an employer that employs 10 or more employees and that receives an employee complaint alleging sexual assault, harassment, or any other form of discrimination for which the employee may seek enforcement by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or the Office of the Attorney General to notify such employee that a charge may be filed with the EEOC or the Office of the Attorney General within 300 days after the alleged unlawful discriminatory practice occurred. The bill also requires an employer to provide this information as part of any new employee training provided at the commencement of employment or anti-discrimination training provided to an employee.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Karen Keys-GamarraPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Paul KrizekCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Charlie SchmidtCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Irene ShinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Defeated by Senate (18-Y 21-N 0-A)
  2. Passed by for the day
  3. Reconsideration of Defeated action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  4. Defeated by Senate (17-Y 23-N 0-A)
  5. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
  6. Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
  7. Read third time
  8. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
  9. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
  10. Rules suspended
  11. Committee substitute printed 26109099D-S1
  12. Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (7-Y 6-N 2-A)

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source