HB1207
Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements, civil action beginning date.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 3, 2026
House: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
Chief Patron:
Briana Sewell (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. 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, 2029. 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 ... (More) assessed to employers and employees beginning July 1, 2028. The bill provides that the amount of a benefit is 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage, not to exceed 100 percent of the statewide average 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102476D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/27/2026 - House: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/29/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/03/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26105567D-H1
- 02/03/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
