HB 339 VA
Employee protections; wage and hour, health and safety, and mining safety provisions.
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Summary
Virginia House Bill 339 would establish or enhance employee protections in wage and hour, occupational health and safety, and mining safety provisions. The bill would amend the Virginia Code to modify and add protections for employees in these areas.
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Official abstract
A BILL to amend and reenact § 40.1-22 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 40.1-22.2 and 45.2-502.1, relating to employee protections; wage and hour, occupational health and safety, and mining safety provisions.
Sponsor (1)
- Alfonso H. Lopez Democratic · primary
10 coauthors / cosponsors
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker · cosponsor
- Rae Cousins Democratic · cosponsor
- Phil M. Hernandez Democratic · cosponsor
- Karen Keys-Gamarra Democratic · cosponsor
- Destiny LeVere Bolling Democratic · cosponsor
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado · cosponsor
- Adele Y. McClure Democratic · cosponsor
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price Democratic · cosponsor
- Irene Shin Democratic · cosponsor
- Kathy K.L. Tran Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (19)
- Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102185D · lower
- Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
- Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
- Jan 22, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
- Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) · lower
- Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
- Jan 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105908D-H1 · lower
- Jan 29, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Read second time · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
- Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB339) · lower
- Mar 9, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
- Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
- Mar 9, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N) · upper
- Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper
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