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VA HB339
Bill
Status
Engrossed
1/30/2026
Primary Sponsor
Alfonso Lopez
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AI Summary
- Requires Virginia's Safety and Health Codes Board to adopt state standards matching prior federal OSHA standards if the U.S. Secretary of Labor revokes, repeals, or weakens existing federal workplace safety and health protections
- Mandates the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to promulgate regulations incorporating federal Fair Labor Standards Act wage and hour protections if federal rules are repealed, weakened, or reinterpreted to be less protective of workers
- Requires the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to adopt state mining safety regulations matching prior federal standards if federal mine safety laws are repealed, weakened, or reinterpreted to reduce protections for miners
- Defines "stringent" as a standard's overall effectiveness in protecting worker rights, including obligations on employers and rights, benefits, remedies, or procedures for employees
- Allows enforcement of newly adopted state regulations through existing state enforcement procedures, penalties, and remedies established under Virginia labor law
Legislative Description
Employee protections; wage and hour, health and safety, and mining safety provisions.
Last Action
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)
3/9/2026
Committee Referrals
Finance and Appropriations3/9/2026
Commerce and Labor2/3/2026
Labor and Commerce: Subcommittee #21/19/2026
Labor and Commerce1/12/2026
Full Bill Text
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