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Protection of employees; retaliatory action against employee prohibited. Prohibits an employer from taking certain retaliatory actions against an employee because the employee or a person acting on the employee's behalf reports any information or allegation in good faith that, if true, amounts to a violation of any federal or state law or regulation to a supervisor, manager, officer, or other employee, or to any governmental body or law-enforcement official, including a report made in the ordinary course of the employee's employment, regardless of whether such report refers to a particular law or regulation. The bill prohibits an employer from (i) taking any action or including any policy in an employee handbook, employment contract, or separation agreement that impedes an employee from disclosing possible or actual illegal activity to the public, a governmental body, or his employer or (ii) taking any disciplinary action in retaliation against an employee for reporting to the public, a governmental body, or his employer any possible or actual violation of any federal or state law or regulation. This bill incorporates HB 722 and HB 1216.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Mar 14, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
Conference report rejected by Senate (17-Y 22-N 0-A)
Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Conference Report released
House Conferees: Simon, Delaney, Garrett
Conferees appointed by House
House acceded to request
Senate requested conference committee
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate Conferees: Locke, Surovell, McDougle
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 98-N 0-A)
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB930)
Committee substitute printed 26108985D-S1
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read second time
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB930)
Committee substitute printed 26107257D-H1
Incorporates HB1216 (Delaney)
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
Incorporates HB722 (Leftwich)
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB930)
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105172D
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Conference report rejected by Senate (17-Y 22-N 0-A)
Marcus B. Simon
Jackie H. Glass