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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 January 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 January 1, 2027. The bill provides that the amount of a benefit is 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage, not to exceed 120 percent of the state weekly wage, 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.
Introduced
Jan 8, 2025
Last Action
Apr 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 47 co
Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N)
Vetoed by Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2531)
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2531ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Read third time
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)
Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2531)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read first time
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
Committee substitute printed 25106521D-H1
Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2531)
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 3-N)
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103497D
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Get a plain-English explanation of what this bill does, who it affects, and why it matters.
Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
Briana D. Sewell
Nadarius E. Clark
Joshua G. Cole
Michael B. Feggans
Joshua E. Thomas
Bonita G. Anthony
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
David L. Bulova
Betsy B. Carr
Karrie K. Delaney
Debra D. Gardner
Jackie H. Glass
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
Dan I. Helmer
Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
Phil M. Hernandez
Charniele L. Herring
Patrick A. Hope
Michael J. Jones
Paul E. Krizek
Amy J. Laufer
Alfonso H. Lopez
Michelle Lopes Maldonado
Adele Y. McClure
Delores L. McQuinn
Candi Mundon King
Marcia S. "Cia" Price
Atoosa R. Reaser
David A. Reid
Holly M. Seibold
Mark D. Sickles
Marcus B. Simon
Shelly A. Simonds
JJ Singh
Luke E. Torian
Kathy K.L. Tran
Jeion A. Ward
Vivian E. Watts
Rodney T. Willett