Briana Sewell
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 25
Primary
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.
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 60.2 a chapter numbered 8, consisting of sections numbered 60.2-800 through 60.2-821, relating to paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements; civil action.
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House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N)
Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
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)
Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-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)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2531)
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 25106521D-H1
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
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
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103497D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Governor's Veto Explanation | HTML |
| Enrolled | HTML PDF |
| Appropriations Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2531) | PDF PDF PDF |
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