VA SB373 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Vetoed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Senate sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Senate sustained Governor's veto
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
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, 2027. Under the program, benefits are paid to covered individuals, as defined in the bill, for family and medical leave. The bill specifies that covered individuals shall not include state employees, constitutional and other local officers, and employees of local school divisions and that funding for the program is provided through premiums assessed to employers and employees beginning January 1, 2026. The bill provides that the amount of a benefit is 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage, not to exceed 80 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. Finally, the bill requires the Commission to update its 2021 Paid Family and Medical Leave study to include an assessment of the budgetary impacts of extending the benefits of the program to exempt individuals. 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, 2027. Under the program, benefits are paid to covered individuals, as defined in the bill, for family and medical leave. The bill specifies that covered individuals shall not include state employees, constitutional and other local officers, and employees of local school divisions and that funding for the program is provided through premiums assessed to employers and employees beginning January 1, 2026. The bill provides that the amount of a benefit is 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage, not to exceed 80 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. Finally, the bill requires the Commission to update its 2021 Paid Family and Medical Leave study to include an assessment of the budgetary impacts of extending the benefits of the program to exempt individuals.
Title
Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements, civil action.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-04-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N) (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 46-N) (Y: 50 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N) (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 46-N) (Y: 50 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 9-N) (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Senate sustained Governor's veto |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Requires 2/3 members present |
| 2024-04-17 | Senate | Passed in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-04-05 | Governor: Vetoed by Governor | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-07 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2024-03-04 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB373ER) |
| 2024-03-04 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Title replaced 24107967D-H1 |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-02-26 | House | VOTE: Passage (50-Y 46-N) |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Passed House with substitute (50-Y 46-N) |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB373H1 |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24107967D-H1 |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Read third time |
| 2024-02-23 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Committee substitute printed 24107967D-H1 |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (12-Y 10-N) |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 9-N) |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-16 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB373S1 |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to 24107603D-S1 |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2024-02-13 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24107603D-S1 |
| 2024-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) |
| 2024-01-29 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104606D |
Same As/Similar To
HB737 (Similar To) 2024-02-13 - Left in Appropriations
