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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 258: Virginia Human Rights Act; reasonable accommodation for known limitations related to menopause.

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 258 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Human Rights Act; reasonable accommodation for known limitations related to menopause. Primary sponsor: Stella Pekarsky (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 11, 2026): Governor's recommendation received by Senate.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Virginia Human Rights Act; menopause or perimenopause; discrimination prohibited; report. Prohibits discrimination under the Virginia Human Rights Act on the basis of menopause or perimenopause for purposes of nondiscrimination in government programs, public accommodation, employment hiring, and reasonable employer accommodation. The bill also directs the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, to conduct a study on menopause and perimenopause in the workforce, menopause and perimenopause accommodations in employment environments, and the scope of existing menopause-related and perimenopause-related policies and to develop best practices related to menopause and perimenopause 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. This bill is identical to HB 1173.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stella PekarskyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Angelia GravesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  2. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  3. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
  4. Signed by Speaker
  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB258)
  6. Signed by President
  7. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB258ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB258)
  10. House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
  11. Passed House with substitute (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
  12. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

Showing 12 most recent of 35 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source