HB930Introduced in the House of Delegates
Protection of employees; retaliatory action against employee prohibited.
Introduced by Marcus Simon, District 13
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Failed to Pass from conference
March 14, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
6 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Conference report rejected by Senate (17-Y 22-N 0-A) · March 14, 2026
17
Yes
22
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Bennett-Parker | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | No |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | No |
| Chris Head | 3 | No |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | No |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | No |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | No |
| William Stanley | 7 | No |
| Mark Peake | 8 | No |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105172D
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB930)
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
Incorporates HB722 (Leftwich)
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
Incorporates HB1216 (Delaney)
Committee substitute printed 26107257D-H1
Read first time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB930)
Read second time
committee substitute agreed to
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
Committee substitute printed 26108985D-S1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB930)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read third time
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 98-N 0-A)
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Senate requested conference committee
House acceded to request
Conferees appointed by House
House Conferees: Simon, Delaney, Garrett
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senate Conferees: Locke, Surovell, McDougle
Conference Report released
Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Conference report rejected by Senate (17-Y 22-N 0-A)
No further action taken
Failed to Pass from conference
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