Virginia House Bill 2531

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 48-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-05 - Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Pending: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Hearing: Feb 10 in House Appropriations Committee Room - 1200
Hearing: Feb 10 @ 7:00 pm in Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

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.

Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements, civil action.

Del. Briana Sewell [D]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]	Del. Joshua Cole [D]	Del. Michael Feggans [D]
Del. Joshua Thomas [D]	Del. Bonita Anthony [D]	Del. Alex Askew [D]	Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]
Del. David Bulova [D]	Del. Katrina Callsen [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]	Del. Laura Jane Cohen [D]
Del. Rae Cousins [D]	Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. Debra Gardner [D]	Del. Jackie Glass [D]
Del. C.E. Hayes [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Rozia Henson [D]	Del. Phil Hernandez [D]
Del. Charniele Herring [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Michael Jones [D]	Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra [D]
Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Amy Laufer [D]	Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling [D]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]
Del. Michelle Maldonado [D]	Del. Marty Martinez [D]	Del. Adele McClure [D]	Del. Delores McQuinn [D]
Del. Candi Mundon King [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]	Del. Atoosa Reaser [D]
Del. David Reid [D]	Del. Holly Seibold [D]	Del. Irene Shin [D]	Del. Mark Sickles [D]
Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]	Del. J.J. Singh [D]	Del. Luke Torian [D]
Del. Kathy Tran [D]	Del. Jeion Ward [D]	Del. Vivian Watts [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]

2025-02-04 - House - Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N) (Y: 51 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-01-31 - House - Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-28 - House - Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-23 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 3-N) (Y: 6 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2025-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2025-02-04	House	Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)
2025-02-03	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2025-02-03	House	Appropriations Substitute agreed to
2025-02-03	House	Read second time
2025-02-03	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2531)
2025-02-02	House	Read first time
2025-01-31	House	Committee substitute printed 25106521D-H1
2025-01-31	House	Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
2025-01-29	House	Assigned Approps sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
2025-01-28	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
2025-01-24	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2531)
2025-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 3-N)
2025-01-21	House	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
2025-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2025-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103497D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2531
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2531/text/HB2531
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2531/text/HB2531H1
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029123.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038551.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2531/20251/H14002V2510873
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2531/20251/H14V2511422
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2531/20251/H02V2512179
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2531/20251/2518513