VirginiaPaid family & med. leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action, report.
What it does
Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements; civil action. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to establish and administer a paid family and medical leave insurance program with benefits beginning April 1, 2028. Under the program, benefits are paid to covered individuals, as defined in the bill, for family and medical leave.
More detail
Funding for the program is provided through premiums assessed to employers and employees beginning April 1, 2028. The bill provides that the amount of a benefit is 80 percent of the employee's average weekly net earnings, not to exceed 100 percent of the statewide average weekly net earnings, which amount is required to be adjusted annually to reflect changes in the statewide average weekly wage. The bill caps the duration of paid leave at 12 weeks in any application year and provides self-employed individuals the option of participating in the program. This bill is identical to SB 2.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Governor's recommendation received by HouseLatest
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 31Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207)
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1207ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207)
- Mar 13Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 13Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 0-A)Minor
- Mar 13Conference Report released
- Mar 12Senate Conferees: Boysko, Surovell, Obenshain
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 12House Conferees: Sewell, Sullivan, Bloxom
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 12House acceded to request
- Mar 11Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Vote recorded Insist & Request R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Mar 10Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A)
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: fail.Lower
- Mar 9Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 9Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Mar 9Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
- Mar 9Read third timeMinor
- Mar 6Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Mar 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207)
- Mar 5Passed by for the day
- Mar 4Passed by for the day
- Mar 4Read third timeMinor
- Mar 4Committee substitute printed 26109116D-S2Major
- Mar 3Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 3Rules suspended
- Mar 3Committee substitute printed 26108995D-S1Major
- Mar 3Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (8-Y 5-N)Minor
- Mar 2Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207)
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (62-Y 34-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute rejected
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 15Read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107963D-H2Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Feb 11Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11House subcommittee offered
- Feb 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207)
- Feb 3Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Committee substitute printed 26105567D-H1Major
- Feb 3Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29House subcommittee offered
- Jan 27Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102476DIntroduced