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HB1207Introduced in the House of Delegates

Paid family & med. leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action, report.

Passed

Introduced by Briana Sewell, District 25

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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. 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, or 4 weeks in the case of paid leave for safety services, and provides self-employed individuals the option of participating in the program. This bill is identical to SB 2.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1093)

April 22, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

8 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

7 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · April 22, 2026

21

Yes

18

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker5Yes
Michael Jones77Yes
Timmy French1No
Mark Obenshain2No
Chris Head3Absent
David Suetterlein4No
Travis Hackworth5No
Todd Pillion6No
William Stanley7No
Mark Peake8No

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102476D

  2. Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

  3. Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2

  4. House subcommittee offered

  5. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N)

  6. Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)

  7. Committee substitute printed 26105567D-H1

  8. Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

  9. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207)

  10. House subcommittee offered

  11. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)

  12. Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)

  13. Committee substitute printed 26107963D-H2

  14. Read first time

  15. Read second time

  16. committee substitute rejected

  17. committee substitute agreed to

  18. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  19. Read third time and passed House (62-Y 34-N 0-A)

  20. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  21. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  22. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207)

  23. Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)

  24. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (8-Y 5-N)

  25. Committee substitute printed 26108995D-S1

  26. Rules suspended

  27. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  28. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  29. Committee substitute printed 26109116D-S2

  30. Read third time

  31. Passed by for the day

  32. Passed by for the day

  33. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207)

  34. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  35. Read third time

  36. Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)

  37. Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

  38. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  39. Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

  40. Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A)

  41. Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  42. Senate requested conference committee

  43. House acceded to request

  44. Conferees appointed by House

  45. House Conferees: Sewell, Sullivan, Bloxom

  46. Conferees appointed by Senate

  47. Senate Conferees: Boysko, Surovell, Obenshain

  48. Conference Report released

  49. Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 0-A)

  50. Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

  51. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207)

  52. Enrolled

  53. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1207ER)

  54. Signed by President

  55. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207)

  56. Signed by Speaker

  57. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026

  58. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  59. Governor's recommendation received by House

  60. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 36-N 0-A)

  61. Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

  62. Governor's recommendation adopted

  63. Reenrolled

  64. Reenrolled bill text (HB1207ER2)

  65. Signed by Speaker

  66. Signed by President

  67. Approved by Governor-Chapter 1093 (effective 7/1/2026)

  68. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1093)

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