Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 2
Paid family and medical leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic)
Cosponsors (21)
- Angelia Williams Graves (Democratic)
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic)
- Scott A. Surovell (Democratic)
- Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic)
- Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic)
- Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic)
- Danica A. Roem (Democratic)
- Russet Perry (Democratic)
- Stella G. Pekarsky (Democratic)
- Jeremy S. McPike (Democratic)
- David W. Marsden (Democratic)
- L. Louise Lucas (Democratic)
- Mamie E. Locke (Democratic)
- Michael J. Jones
- Ghazala F. Hashmi
- Barbara A. Favola (Democratic)
- Adam P. Ebbin
- R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic)
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic)
- Lamont Bagby (Democratic)
- Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
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 and provides self-employed individuals the option of participating in the program. This bill is identical to HB 1207.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Commerce and Labor Substitute
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute
- Senator McDougle Substitute
- Labor and Commerce Substitute
- Appropriations Substitute
- Delegate Bloxom Amendment
- Conference Report Substitute
- Conference Report
- Enrolled
- Governor's Recommendation
- Governor Substitute
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 Senate | Adopt Conference Committee Report R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 13, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 12, 2026 Senate | Concur House Substitute R | fail | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 12, 2026 Senate | Accede Conference Committee R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 2, 2026 Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Governor's recommendation received by Senate - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB2) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB2ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB2) - Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) - Mar 13, 2026 · House
Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 0-A) - Mar 13, 2026 · Legislature
Conference Report released - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate acceded to request - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House Conferees: Sewell, Sullivan, Bloxom - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Conferees appointed by House - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees: Boysko, Surovell, Obenshain - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House requested conference committee - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House insisted on substitute - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Delegate Bloxom Floor amendment passed by (64-Y 35-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Delegate Bloxom Floor amendment passed by (64-Y 35-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Mar 11, 2026 · House
committee substitute rejected - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Read third time - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Floor offered Delegate Bloxom Amendment - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Floor offered Delegate Bloxom Amendment - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Read second time - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26109198D-H2 - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N) - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26109083D-H1 - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB2) - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Senator McDougle Substitute withdrawn - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Floor offered Senator McDougle Substitute - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Floor substitute printed 26108037D-S3 (McDougle) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26107838D-S2 - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB2) - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26106524D-S1 - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (7-Y 6-N) - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Nov 17, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor - Nov 17, 2025 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100839D