Virginia · Senate Bill 1014 · 2025 Regular Session

Human Resource Management, Department of; hiring on the basis of direct experience.

SB 1014 Sponsored by Schuyler T. VanValkenburg Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 7, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 7, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jan 31, 2025
  4. Passed the House of Delegates Feb 11, 2025
  5. To the governor Feb 20, 2025
  6. Became law Mar 24, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Department of Human Resource Management; hiring on the basis of direct experience. Prohibits any state agency from requiring as a condition of eligibility for hire to a position in state employment that an applicant have a baccalaureate degree. The bill provides an exception to such prohibition if the knowledge, skills, or abilities required for the position for which an applicant is applying can only reasonably be obtained, as determined by the appointing authority, through a course of study in pursuit of, and culminating in the award of, a baccalaureate degree.

Every action

30 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 22 earlier steps
  1. SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104524D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · Senate General Laws and Technology
  3. CommitteeReported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · Senate General Laws and Technology15–0 vote
  4. CommitteeRereferred to Finance and Appropriations · Senate Finance and Appropriations
  5. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1014)
  6. CommitteeReported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · Senate Finance and Appropriations14–0 vote
  7. SenateRules suspended
  8. SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)39–0 vote
  9. SenatePassed by for the day
  10. SenateRead second time and engrossed
  11. SenateRules suspended
  12. SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)40–0 vote
  13. SenatePassed Senate (40-Y 0-N)40–0 vote
  14. CommitteePlaced on General Laws Agenda · House of Delegates General Laws
  15. House of DelegatesPlaced on Calendar
  16. House of DelegatesRead first time
  17. CommitteeReferred to Committee on General Laws · House of Delegates General Laws
  18. CommitteeReported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) · House of Delegates General Laws21–0 vote
  19. House of DelegatesRead second time
  20. House of DelegatesRead third time
  21. House of DelegatesPassed House (94-Y 0-N)94–0 vote
  22. SenateEnrolled
  1. SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1014ER)
  2. House of DelegatesSigned by Speaker
  3. SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1014)
  4. SenateSigned by President
  5. SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
  6. GovernorGovernor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor-Chapter 492 (Effective 07/01/25)
  8. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0492)

Roll calls

7 recorded votes: 4 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A) · Full Senate

39–0
Jan 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 39 No 0 Not voting 1
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 18 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 39

Not voting · 1

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

40–0
Jan 31, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) · Full Senate

Passed 40–0
Jan 31, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 40 No 0
Party not listed: 2 yes, 0 no Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 40

Passed House (94-Y 0-N) · Full House of Delegates

Passed 94–0
Feb 11, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 94 No 0 Not voting 6
Party not listed: 21 yes, 0 no Democrats: 43 yes, 0 no Republicans: 30 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 94

Not voting · 6

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 15, 2025 Senate General Laws and Technology Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 15

 Passed 15–0
Jan 29, 2025 Senate Finance and Appropriations Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 14

Not voting · 1

 Passed 14–0
Feb 6, 2025 House of Delegates General Laws Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
Members

Yes · 21

Not voting · 1

 Passed 21–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Virginia's official records (lis.blob.core.windows.net), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.