# Virginia HB1364: Employment discrimination against members of the General Assembly; prohibition, penalty.

Virginia HB1364, Employment discrimination against members of the General Assembly; prohibition, penalty., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1364
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Employment discrimination against members of the General Assembly; prohibition, penalty.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Studies Subcommittee
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Employment discrimination against members of the General Assembly; prohibition; penalty. Prohibits discrimination in employment against a member of the General Assembly on the basis of his absence from employment due to his attendance at any regular or special session of the General Assembly or any meeting of a legislative committee, subcommittee, commission, council, or other entity on which he serves by reason of his status as a member of the General Assembly. A violation of the bill's provisions is a Class 3 misdemeanor.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-06: Continued to 2027 in Rules (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1364) (House)
- 2026-01-20: Referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-01-20: Presented and ordered printed 26105614D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229702.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229701.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229702.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229701.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1364-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).