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 tha
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 732 (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
Lashrecse D. Aird
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-13 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-13 · P · Y 62, N 33, X 4
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 40
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · F · N 40
Passed House with substitute (61-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 61, N 34, X 4
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 15, N 6, X 1
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 10, N 5
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 8, N 6, A 1
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 732.