VirginiaPaid family and medical leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action.
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 HB 1207.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Governor's recommendation received by SenateLatest
- 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 (SB2)
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB2ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB2)
- 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 acceded to request
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded Accede Conference Committee R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12House Conferees: Sewell, Sullivan, Bloxom
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 12Senate Conferees: Boysko, Surovell, Obenshain
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 12Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 12House requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 12House insisted on substituteMajor
- Mar 12House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- Mar 11Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 11Delegate Bloxom Floor amendment passed by (64-Y 35-N 0-A)
- Mar 11Delegate Bloxom Floor amendment passed by (64-Y 35-N 0-A)
- Mar 11committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Mar 11committee substitute rejected
- Mar 11Read third timeMinor
- Mar 11Floor offered Delegate Bloxom Amendment
- Mar 11Floor offered Delegate Bloxom Amendment
- Mar 10Read second timeMinor
- Mar 6Committee substitute printed 26109198D-H2Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 6Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Mar 3Committee substitute printed 26109083D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Feb 25Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB2)
- Feb 24Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Feb 24Read first timeMinor
- Feb 24Placed on Calendar
- Feb 17Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 16Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 16Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
- Feb 16Senator McDougle Substitute withdrawnMajor
- Feb 16Floor offered Senator McDougle Substitute
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 16Floor substitute printed 26108037D-S3 (McDougle)
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107838D-S2Major
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB2)
- Feb 3Committee substitute printed 26106524D-S1Major
- Feb 2Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (7-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 2Senate committee offered
- 2025
- Nov 17Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Nov 17Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100839DIntroduced