VA HB1610 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Labor and Commerce
Pending: House Labor and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 16 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Labor and Commerce
Pending: House Labor and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
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 while engaged in outdoor work. The measure directs the standards to require employers to provide water, shade, 10-minute rest periods, training, observation or monitoring, and emergency response procedures and to adopt and maintain a heat illness prevention plan.
Title
Employment health and safety standards; heat illness prevention.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-11 | House | Left in Labor and Commerce |
| 2020-01-16 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2020-01-16 | House | Presented and ordered printed 20103161D |
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1610 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1610+hil |
