SB 258 VA

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Virginia Human Rights Act; menopause or perimenopause; discrimination prohibited; report. Prohibits discrimination under the Virginia Human Rights Act on the basis of menopause or perimenopause for purposes of nondiscrimination in government programs, public accommodation, employment hiring, and reasonable employer accommodation. The bill also directs the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, to conduct a study on menopause and perimenopause in the workforce, menopause and perimenopause accommodations in employment environments, and the scope of existing menopause-related and perimenopause-related policies and to develop best practices related to menopause and perimenopause accommodations in employment environments. The bill directs the Commissioners to submit such report to the Governor and General Assembly by July 1, 2028, and to post such report on the Department of Labor and Industry's website. This bill is identical to HB 1173.

• Stella G. Pekarsky Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103055D · upper
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
3. Jan 21, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) · upper
4. Jan 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
5. Jan 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
6. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
7. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
8. Jan 26, 2026 Read second time · upper
9. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate · upper
10. Jan 27, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
12. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
13. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
14. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB258) · upper
15. Feb 19, 2026 Referred from Health and Human Services and referred to General Laws (Voice Vote) · lower
16. Feb 23, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process · lower
17. Feb 26, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
18. Feb 26, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) · lower
19. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from General Laws with substitute (15-Y 6-N) · lower
20. Mar 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108750D-H1 · lower
21. Mar 5, 2026 Read second time · lower
22. Mar 6, 2026 Read third time · lower
23. Mar 6, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
24. Mar 6, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
25. Mar 6, 2026 Passed House with substitute (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
26. Mar 10, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB258) · upper
28. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
29. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB258ER) · upper
30. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
31. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB258) · upper
32. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
34. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
35. Apr 11, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate · 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 Substitute · PDF
• Governor Substitute · HTML
• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• General Laws Substitute · PDF
• General Laws Substitute · HTML
• Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML