SB288
Protection of employees; standards for heat illness prevention, report.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 20, 2026
Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB288)
Chief Patron:
Lashrecse Aird (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Protection of employees; standards for heat illness prevention; Safety and Health Codes Board.
Requires the Safety and Health Codes Board to develop and adopt regulations designed to protect workers from heat illness, as defined in the bill. The bill directs the Board, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Industry, to develop and adopt standards for heat illness prevention as well as ... (More) an implementation plan. Under the bill, the Board is required to convene an advisory panel to assist in developing such implementation plan and to submit a report of its findings by November 1, 2026. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105398D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB288)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106889D-S1
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107621D-S2
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB288)
- 02/18/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/18/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/23/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/24/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/25/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108468D-H1
- 02/25/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB288)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/27/2026 - House: Read third time
- 02/27/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/27/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/27/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (61-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/04/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Aird, Surovell, McDougle
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees: Hernandez, Ward, Oates
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 26109847D-S3
- 03/13/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/13/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/20/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB288)
