Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 1092
Protection of employees; standards for heat illness prevention, report.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Phil M. Hernandez (Democratic)
Cosponsors (8)
- Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (Democratic)
- Margaret A. Franklin
- Rae Cousins (Democratic)
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Jeion A. Ward (Democratic)
- Adele Y. McClure (Democratic)
- Elizabeth R. Guzman (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
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.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute
- Labor and Commerce Substitute
- Commerce and Labor Substitute
- Conference Report Substitute
- Conference Report
- Enrolled
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 13, 2026 Senate | Adopt Conference Committee Report R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 12, 2026 Senate | Insist & Request R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 House | H VOTE: | fail | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 731 (effective 7/1/2026) - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1092) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1092ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 20, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1092) - Mar 14, 2026 · House
Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) - Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) - Mar 13, 2026 · Legislature
Conference Report released - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees: Aird, Surovell, McDougle - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House Conferees: Hernandez, Ward, Ballard - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Conferees appointed by House - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House acceded to request - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate requested conference committee - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 98-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1092) - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108993D-S1 - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1092) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 16, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 15, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26107897D-H1 - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 7-N) - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) - Feb 12, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1092) - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105193D