Protection of employees; standards for heat illness prevention, report.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 40.1-44.2, relating to protection of employees; standards for heat illness prevention.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Protection of employees; standards for heat illness prevention; Safety and Health Codes Board. Requires the Safety and Health Codes Board (the Board) to adopt regulations designed to protect workers from heat illness, as defined in the bill, during indoor and outdoor work. The bill provides that such regulations shall be enforced by the Board's existing authority. The bill directs the Board, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Industry, to develop and adopt regulations that require
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 731 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
9
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Phil M. HernandezElizabeth R. GuzmanAdele Y. McClureJeion A. WardStacey Annie CarrollRae CousinsMargaret A. FranklinMarcia S. "Cia" PriceKathy K.L. Tran
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 61, N 35, X 3
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-13 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 40
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 98-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · F · N 98, X 1
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 10, N 4, X 1
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 8, N 6, X 1
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 62, N 35, X 3
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 13, X 2, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 5, N 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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