HB1207
Paid family & med. leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action, report.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 17, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207)
Chief Patron:
Briana Sewell (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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
- 02/09/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/11/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107963D-H2
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute rejected
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/25/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (8-Y 5-N)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108995D-S1
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26109116D-S2
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/06/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/10/2026 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/12/2026 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees: Sewell, Sullivan, Bloxom
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Boysko, Surovell, Obenshain
- 03/13/2026 - House: Conference substitute printed 26109804D-H3
- 03/13/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/13/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/17/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207)
