HB 2016

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 12, 2021
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Paid family and medical leave program; Virginia Employment Commission required to establish.

Abstract

Paid family and medical leave program. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to establish and administera paid family and medical leave program with benefits beginning January 1, 2024. Under the program, benefits are paid to eligible employees for family and medical leave. Funding for the program isprovided through premiums assessed to employers and employees beginningin 2023. The amount of a benefit is 80 percent of the employee'saverage weekly wage, not to exceed 80 percent of the state weeklywage, which amount is required to be adjusted annually to reflectchanges in the statewide average weekly wage. The measure caps theduration of paid leave at 12 weeks in any application year. The billprovides self-employed individuals the option of participating inthe program.

Bill Sponsors (20)

Votes


Actions


Feb 05, 2021

House

Left in Appropriations

Feb 02, 2021

House

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)

Jan 29, 2021

House

Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources

Jan 28, 2021

House

Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N)

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB2016)

House

Referred to Committee on Appropriations

Jan 26, 2021

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)

Jan 14, 2021

House

Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1

Jan 12, 2021

House

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102792D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102792D HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2016F122.PDF PDF

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