HB1173
Virginia Human Rights Act; reasonable accommodation for known limitations related to menopause.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 25, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Virginia Human Rights Act; reasonable accommodation for known limitations related to menopause; report.
Amends provisions of the Virginia Human Rights act that provide employment protections for reasonable accommodation for known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions to include menopause. The bill also directs the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, to conduct a study ... (More) on menopause in the workforce, menopause accommodations in employment environments, and the scope of existing menopause-related policies and to develop best practices related to menopause accommodations in employment environments. The bill directs the Commissioners to submit such report to the Governor and General Assembly by July 1, 2028, and to post such report on the Department of Labor and Industry's website. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105214D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/27/2026 - House: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/11/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1173)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/12/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/12/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (14-Y 5-N)
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108761D-S1
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/06/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1173)
- 03/09/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 34-N 1-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/14/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1173ER)
- 03/14/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/16/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1173)
- 03/25/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026
- 03/25/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
