Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 288
Protection of employees; standards for heat illness prevention, report.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Lashrecse D. Aird (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 HB 1092.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Commerce and Labor Substitute
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute
- Labor and Commerce Substitute
- Conference Report Substitute
- Conference Report
- Enrolled
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 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 6, 2026 Senate | Accede Conference Committee R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Concur House Substitute R | fail | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 2, 2026 Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 732 (effective 7/1/2026) - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB288) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
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 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB288ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB288) - Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) - Mar 13, 2026 · House
Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 0-A) - Mar 13, 2026 · Legislature
Conference Report released - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House Conferees: Hernandez, Ward, Oates - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Conferees appointed by House - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees: Aird, Surovell, McDougle - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 4, 2026 · House
House requested conference committee - Mar 4, 2026 · House
House insisted on substitute - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Passed House with substitute (61-Y 34-N 0-A) - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 27, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Read third time - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB288) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26108468D-H1 - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N) - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB288) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26107621D-S2 - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26106889D-S1 - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A) - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB288) - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105398D