HB 930 VA

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Protection of employees; retaliatory action against employee prohibited. Prohibits an employer from taking certain retaliatory actions against an employee because the employee or a person acting on the employee's behalf reports any information or allegation in good faith that, if true, amounts to a violation of any federal or state law or regulation to a supervisor, manager, officer, or other employee, or to any governmental body or law-enforcement official, including a report made in the ordinary course of the employee's employment, regardless of whether such report refers to a particular law or regulation. The bill prohibits an employer from (i) taking any action or including any policy in an employee handbook, employment contract, or separation agreement that impedes an employee from disclosing possible or actual illegal activity to the public, a governmental body, or his employer or (ii) taking any disciplinary action in retaliation against an employee for reporting to the public, a governmental body, or his employer any possible or actual violation of any federal or state law or regulation. This bill incorporates HB 722 and HB 1216.

• Marcus B. Simon Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105172D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 22, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB930) · lower
5. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) · lower
7. Feb 10, 2026 Incorporates HB722 (Leftwich) · lower
8. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Incorporates HB1216 (Delaney) · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107257D-H1 · lower
11. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB930) · lower
13. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
15. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
17. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
18. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
19. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) · upper
20. Mar 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108985D-S1 · upper
21. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
22. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB930) · lower
23. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
30. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 98-N 0-A) · lower
31. Mar 12, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
32. Mar 12, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
33. Mar 12, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
34. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
35. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Simon, Delaney, Garrett · lower
36. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
37. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Locke, Surovell, McDougle · upper
38. Mar 14, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
39. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
40. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report rejected by Senate (17-Y 22-N 0-A) · upper
41. Mar 14, 2026 No further action taken · lower
42. Mar 14, 2026 Failed to Pass from conference · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML