Phil Hernandez
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 94
Primary
Employment health and safety standards; heat illness prevention. Requires the Safety and Health Codes Board to adopt regulations establishing reasonable standards designed to protect employees from heat illness and establish a list of high-hazard industries, as defined in the bill. The bill authorizes a person aggrieved by a violation of its provisions or the regulations promulgated thereunder to seek to obtain injunctive relief, to recover statutory damages of $1000, or both, in an action commenced within one year of the cause of action. The bill requires the Safety and Health Codes Board, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Industry, to develop a list of high-hazard industries by January 1, 2026, and to develop and adopt regulations requiring employers in high-hazard industries to implement standards for heat illness prevention by May 1, 2026.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 40.1-44.2, relating to the protection of employees; standards for heat illness prevention.
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 2-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1980)
Committee substitute printed 25107055D-S1
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1980)
Engrossed by House as amended
Read second time
Labor and Commerce Amendments agreed to
Printed as engrossed 25102494D-E
Read first time
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (12-Y 10-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1980)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N)
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102494D
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Commerce and Labor Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Engrossed | HTML PDF |
| Labor and Commerce Amendments | HTML |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1980) | PDF PDF PDF |
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