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SB199Introduced in the Senate

Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.

Passed

Introduced by Barbara Favola, District 40

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Employment; paid sick leave; civil penalties; civil actions. Requires one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked for all employees of private employers and state and local governments, with certain exceptions. The bill requires that employees who are employed and compensated on a fee-for-service basis accrue paid sick leave in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. The bill provides that employees transferred to a separate division or location remain entitled to previously accrued paid sick leave and that employees retain their accrued paid sick leave under any successor employer. The bill allows employers to provide a more generous paid sick leave policy than prescribed by its provisions and specifies that employees, in addition to using paid sick leave for their physical or mental illness or to care for a family member, may use paid sick leave to seek or obtain certain services or to relocate or secure an existing home due to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. The bill requires the Commissioner to promulgate regulations for the implementation and enforcement of the bill's provisions by July 1, 2027. The bill authorizes the Commissioner, in the case of a knowing violation, to subject an employer to a civil penalty not to exceed $150 for the first violation, $300 for the second violation, and $500 for each successive violation. The Commissioner or Attorney General may commence administrative proceedings or bring a civil action to enforce the bill's provisions. Additionally, the bill authorizes an aggrieved employee to bring a civil action against the employer in which he may recover double the amount of any unpaid sick leave and the amount of any actual damages suffered as the result of the employer's violation. Certain provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill incorporates SB 372 and is identical to HB 5.  

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1129)

May 20, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

8 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Passed by for the day (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 26104816D

  2. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  3. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB199)

  4. Senate committee offered

  5. Incorporates SB372 (Carroll Foy)

  6. Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)

  7. Committee substitute printed 26107021D-S1

  8. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)

  11. Passed by for the day

  12. Committee substitute printed 26107940D-S2

  13. Read second time

  14. Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected

  15. Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

  16. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

  17. Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

  18. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB199)

  19. Placed on Calendar

  20. Read first time

  21. Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

  22. Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N)

  23. Committee substitute printed 26108742D-H1

  24. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB199)

  25. Read second time

  26. Read third time

  27. committee substitute agreed to

  28. Engrossed by House - committee substitute

  29. Passed House with substitute (63-Y 35-N 0-A)

  30. House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N 0-A)

  31. House insisted on substitute

  32. House requested conference committee

  33. Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  34. Conferees appointed by Senate

  35. Senate Conferees: Favola, Deeds, Peake

  36. Conferees appointed by House

  37. House Conferees: Convirs-Fowler, Feggans, Wilt

  38. Conference Report released

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

  40. Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 34-N 0-A)

  41. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB199)

  42. Enrolled

  43. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB199ER)

  44. Signed by President

  45. Signed by Speaker

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

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

  48. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB199)

  49. Governor's recommendation received by Senate

  50. Passed by for the day (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

  51. Communicated to Governor

  52. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 23, 2026

  53. Approved by Governor-Chapter 1129 (Effective 7/1/2027)

  54. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1129)

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