Legislation - HB0536

Title: Employment Discrimination - Reasonable Accommodations - Disabilities Due to Childbirth, Menopause, and Related Medical Conditions
Sponsored by: Delegates Smith, Amprey, Boyce, Coley, Embry, Hill, Lewis, and Watson
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Expanding certain protections against employment discrimination to apply to temporary disabilities caused or contributed to by childbirth, menopause, or a related medical condition; and authorizing an employer to consider the operational impact of any staffing gap in determining an undue burden imposed by a certain transfer request by an employee.

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Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/27/2026 Legislative Date 1/27/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Employment Discrimination - Reasonable Accommodations - Disabilities Due to Childbirth, Menopause, and Related Medical Conditions Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/03/2026 Action Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/02/2026 Legislative Date 3/02/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/22/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {523826/1 Adopted Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/22/2026 Action Motion Special Order until 03/04 (Delegate Rose) Adopted Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/23/2026 Action Floor Amendment {223427/1 (Delegate Rose) Adopted Proceedings 32 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/23/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 32 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Employment Discrimination - Reasonable Accommodations - Disabilities Due to Childbirth, Menopause, and Related Medical Conditions Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/24/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (105-19) Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/23/2026 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/27/2026	1/27/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - Employment Discrimination - Reasonable Accommodations - Disabilities Due to Childbirth, Menopause, and Related Medical Conditions
House	2/03/2026	2/03/2026	Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/02/2026	3/02/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
House	3/03/2026	2/22/2026	Favorable with Amendments {523826/1 Adopted	31 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/03/2026	2/22/2026	Motion Special Order until 03/04 (Delegate Rose) Adopted	31 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2026	2/23/2026	Floor Amendment {223427/1 (Delegate Rose) Adopted	32 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2026	2/23/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	32 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Employment Discrimination - Reasonable Accommodations - Disabilities Due to Childbirth, Menopause, and Related Medical Conditions
House	3/05/2026	2/24/2026	Third Reading Passed (105-19)	33 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/06/2026	2/23/2026	Referred Judicial Proceedings	34 Click to view Recorded Media

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