HB 670 VA

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Labor and employment provisions; application of law; protection of employees; definition of employer. Provides that the exemption for the Commonwealth, any of its agencies, institutions, or political subdivisions, or any public body under Title 40.1 does not apply when expressly provided otherwise. The bill defines "public body" as the term relates to labor and employment and provides that for the purposes of various requirements related to the protection of employees, the definition of "employer" includes the Commonwealth and its agencies, institutions, and political subdivisions, and any public body.

• Michelle Lopes Maldonado · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102038D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N) · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB670) · lower
8. Feb 4, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
10. Feb 9, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) · lower
11. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
12. Feb 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107496D-H1 · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB670) · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · lower
16. Feb 12, 2026 committee amendment rejected · lower
17. Feb 12, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
18. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
19. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
20. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
21. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
22. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109549D-S1 · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
28. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
29. Mar 11, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
30. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
31. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N 0-A) · upper
32. Mar 12, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
33. Mar 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB670) · lower
34. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
35. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB670ER) · lower
36. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
37. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
38. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
39. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
40. Apr 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB670) · lower
41. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · executive

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.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Elementary & Secondary Education Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Elementary & Secondary Education Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML