# Virginia HB339: Employee protections; wage and hour, health and safety, and mining safety provisions.

Virginia HB339, Employee protections; wage and hour, health and safety, and mining safety provisions., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-03-09 (Senate committee offered) (as of 2026-10-13).

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- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB339
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Employee protections; wage and hour, health and safety, and mining safety provisions.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-03-09, Senate committee offered
- Sponsor: Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (106 yes, 51 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Employee protections; wage and hour, health and safety, and mining safety provisions; federal rules. Requires that, if a federal wage or hour law, federal occupational health and safety law, or federal mine safety law is repealed, revoked, amended, or reinterpreted in any manner that results in the federal protections becoming less stringent or effective, the Commissioner, the Safety and Health Codes Board, or the Department of Energy, respectively, shall promulgate regulations that incorporate the federal law as it existed prior to being repealed, revoked, amended, or newly interpreted.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 13 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 64 | 35 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | 15 | 7 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 5 | 2 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-03-09: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB339) (House)
- 2026-02-03: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-01-30: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-01-30: Read second time (House)
- 2026-01-29: Read first time (House)
- 2026-01-27: Committee substitute printed 26105908D-H1 (House)
- 2026-01-27: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-01-22: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-22: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) (House)
- 2026-01-19: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102185D (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202075.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1200937.HTML)
- Substitute, 2026-01-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098709.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098708.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-01-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094507.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094660.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094506.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094659.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083929.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083928.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202075.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1200937.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098709.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1098708.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094507.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094660.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094506.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094659.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083929.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083928.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB339-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).