Volunteer emergency responders; protection of employees, civil action.
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 40.1-27.5, relating to protection of employees; volunteer emergency responders; civil action.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Protection of employees; volunteer emergency responders; civil action. Prohibits an employer from discharging, disciplining, threatening, discriminating against, or penalizing an employee or taking other retaliatory action regarding an employee's compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment solely because the employee fails to report for work because such employee is serving as a voluntary emergency responder, as defined in the bill, and is actively responding to an eme
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Dec 31, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 330 (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
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
William M. Stanley, Jr.
Recorded votes
House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-05 · P · Y 39, X 1
Passed House with amendment (93-Y 2-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 93, X 4, N 2
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (20-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 20, N 1, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 7
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 40
Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 12, X 3
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 330.