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Subcommittee moves bill to add menopause, perimenopause protections to state anti-discrimination law
Summary
The House General Laws subcommittee reported Senate Bill 258, which seeks to add menopause and perimenopause as protected conditions under the Virginia Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination in employment, public accommodations and government programs; the bill was supported by its patron, health advocates and a public commenter.
The House Committee on General Laws subcommittee reported Senate Bill 258 on a voice vote after adopting a substitute that merges similar House and Senate language and explicitly adds perimenopause to menopause protections.
Senator Piekarski, the bill's patron, told the subcommittee the substitute aligns a House bill by Delegate Tran with the Senate version and adds perimenopause to the Virginia Human Rights Act, "recogniz[ing] the importance of…
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