Extreme Temperatures Worker Protections

Added specific definitions for 'acclimatized,' 'cold-related injury or illness,' 'heat-related injury or illness,' and 'temperature-related emergency' to clarify medical conditions and symptoms.

Expanded the definition of 'worker' to explicitly include individuals working for entities that contract with five or more independent contractors annually.

Added a new definition for 'principal' to clarify which employers and contractors are subject to the bill's requirements.

Inserted a legislative declaration section explaining that climate change is exacerbating extreme weather and that current protections are inadequate to prevent worker injuries.

Reorganized the bill structure to include a formal legislative declaration and updated the header to reflect the final act status with all amendments included.

Added new Senate sponsors (Amabile, Benavidez, Coleman, Danielson, Exum, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker, Marchman, Sullivan, Wallace) to the sponsorship list.

Updated the revision header to 'REREVISED' and clarified that it includes all amendments adopted in the Second House.

Added a new header indicating the bill reached 3rd Reading Unamended in the Senate on May 13, 2026.

The bill status was updated from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised' to reflect that all amendments have been adopted on second reading in the Second House.

A specific date, May 11, 2026, was added to indicate when the Senate amendments were adopted.

The Senate committee assignment was expanded to include 'State, Veterans, & Military Affairs' in addition to Appropriations.

Deleted the definition of 'Principal' which previously included agricultural employment and foreign labor contractors.

Removed definitions for 'SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF A COLD EMERGENCY' and 'SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF A HEAT EMERGENCY'.

Added new cosponsors to the bill and updated the header to indicate the bill is reengrossed with all amendments.

The bill title was modified to include 'and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation,' indicating that state funds will be allocated to support the bill's requirements.

The Appropriations committee was added to the list of House committees responsible for reviewing the bill.

The definitions for 'Heat-Related Injury or Illness' and 'Cold-Related Injury or Illness' were updated to replace general descriptions with specific medical symptoms (e.g., headache, nausea, numbness, pins and needles).

The bill's title was updated to reflect the addition of the appropriation clause.