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HB 1092 VA
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Protection of employees; standards for heat illness prevention, report.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Approved by Governor-Chapter 731 (effective 7/1/2026)

Summary

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 that require employers to implement heat illness prevention plans and to convene an advisory panel to assist in developing such regulations. This bill is identical to SB 288.

Sponsor (1)

8 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (47)

  1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105193D · lower
  2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
  3. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
  4. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1092) · lower
  5. Feb 12, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  6. Feb 12, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) · lower
  7. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 7-N) · lower
  8. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107897D-H1 · lower
  9. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
  10. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
  11. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  12. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  13. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1092) · lower
  14. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
  15. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  16. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
  17. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) · upper
  18. Mar 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108993D-S1 · upper
  19. Mar 3, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1092) · lower
  20. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) · upper
  21. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  22. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  23. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  24. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
  25. Mar 10, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
  26. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
  27. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
  28. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 98-N 0-A) · lower
  29. Mar 12, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  30. Mar 12, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
  31. Mar 12, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
  32. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
  33. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Hernandez, Ward, Ballard · lower
  34. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
  35. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Aird, Surovell, McDougle · upper
  36. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
  37. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
  38. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
  39. Mar 20, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1092) · lower
  40. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  41. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1092ER) · lower
  42. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  43. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  44. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
  45. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  46. Apr 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1092) · lower
  47. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 731 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive

Text versions (15)

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.

  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • 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

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