Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 2015 — Essential workers; hazard pay, employer to provide personal protective equipment, civil penalty.

Last action — Passed by indefinitely in Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Essential workers; hazard pay; personalprotective equipment; civil penalty. Requires, that followingthe declaration by the Governor of a state of emergency that includesor is followed by any additional executive order in furtherance ofsuch declaration that includes a stay-at-home or shelter-in-placeorder, employers shall (i) compensate each of their essential workersat a rate not less than one and one-half times the essential worker'sregular rate of pay for any hours worked during the closure orderand (ii) provide their essential workers with personal protectiveequipment related to the state of emergency and recommended for therelevant work site or job task by the Virginia Department of Laborand Industry, the State Department of Health, the U.S. Centers forDisease Control and Prevention, or the federal Occupational Safetyand Health Administration. The bill defines "essential worker" as an individual employed as a health care provider, home care provider,or airport worker or by an essential retail business, as specifiedin the bill. The bill subjects violators to the same civil penalties,and provides the same cause of action for an employer's failure topay the required hazard pay, as are currently imposed for failing to pay wages generally.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

118 added · 146 removed

Plain-language change summary

The legislative amendments to Bill HB 2015 introduced changes that primarily focus on the payment terms for certain employees. Notably, it allows employees whose pay exceeds a specific threshold to opt for monthly payments, provided there is mutual agreement between the employee and employer. This update matters because it offers more flexibility in payroll practices, which could be beneficial for both employers managing cash flow and employees who might prefer less frequent, larger payments.

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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 21102823D HOUSE BILL NO.
SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version 21103600D HOUSE BILL NO.
2015 Offered January 13, 2021 Prefiled January 12, 2021 A BILL to amend and reenact § 40.1-29 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 40.1-29.2 and by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 40.1 a section numbered 40.1-51.4:6, relating to essential workers;
2015 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Labor and Commerce on January 28, 2021) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Ayala) A BILL to amend and reenact § 40.1-29 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 40.1-29.2 and by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 40.1 a section numbered 40.1-51.4:6, relating to essential workers;
---------- Patrons-- Ayala, Bourne, Carr, Convirs-Fowler, Hope, Kory, Mundon King, Simon and Willett ---------- Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce ---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
(ix) banks and other financial institutions with retail functions;
(ix) pet and feed stores;
(x) pet and feed stores;
(x) printing and office supply stores;
(xi) printing and office supply stores;
and (xi) laundromats and dry cleaners.
and (xii) laundromats and dry cleaners.
"Essential retail business" does not include restaurants, banks, and financial institutions subject to Title V of the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C.
"Essential worker" means an individual employed as a health care provider, home care provider, or airport worker, or by an essential retail business.
§ 6801 et seq.).
"Essential worker" means an individual employed as a health care provider, home care provider, transit driver, or airport worker, or by an essential retail business.
Following the declaration by the Governor of a state of emergency pursuant to § 44-146.17 that includes or is followed by any additional executive order in furtherance of such declaration that includes a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order, any employer that is authorized to remain open shall pay to each of its essential workers at a rate not less than one and one-half times the essential worker's regular rate of pay for any hours worked while the stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order is in effect.
Following the declaration by the Governor of a state of emergency pursuant to § 44-146.17 that includes or is followed by any additional executive order in furtherance of such declaration that includes a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order, any essential retail business that is authorized to remain open shall pay to each of its essential workers at a rate not less than one and one-half times the essential worker's regular rate of pay for any hours worked while the stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order is in effect.
Following the declaration by the Governor of a state of emergency pursuant to § 44-146.17 that includes or is followed by any additional executive order in furtherance of such declaration that includes a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order, any employer that is authorized to remain open shall provide to each of its essential workers, as defined by § 40.1-29.2, required to work while the stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order is in effect personal protective equipment related to the state of emergency and recommended for the relevant work site or job task by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, the State Department of Health, the U.S.
Following the declaration by the Governor of a state of emergency pursuant to § 44-146.17 that includes or is followed by any additional executive order in furtherance of such declaration that includes a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order, any essential retail business that is authorized to remain open shall provide to each of its essential workers, as defined in § 40.1-29.2, required to work while the stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order is in effect personal protective equipment related to the state of emergency and recommended for the relevant work site or job task by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, the State Department of Health, the U.S.
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Action History

  1. Passed by indefinitely in Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

  2. Impact statement from DPB (HB2015)

  3. Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources

  4. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  5. Committee substitute printed 21103600D-H1

  6. Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 9-N)

  7. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

  8. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)

  9. House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  10. Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1

  11. Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

  12. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102823D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (139)

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Votes

Passed by indefinitely in Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21001
Total 21001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Brewer, Emily M. — Yea
Aird, Lashrecse D. — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Cox, M. Kirkland — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Davis, Glenn R. — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Yea
Hurst, Chris L. — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" — Yea
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Plum, Kenneth R. — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rush, Nick — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Not Voting
Tyler, Roslyn C. — Yea

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Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 9-N)

Passed 13 Yea · 9 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13900
Total 13900
% of votes cast 59%41%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Ayala, Hala S. — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Byron, Kathy J. — Nay
Christopher T. Head — Nay
Don Scott — Yea
Gooditis, Wendy W. — Yea
Guzman, Elizabeth R. — Yea
Heretick, Steve E. — Yea
Israel D. O'Quinn — Nay
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Keam, Mark L. — Yea
Kory, Kaye — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Nay
Michael J. Webert — Nay
Mullin, Michael P. — Yea
R. Lee Ware — Nay
Ransone, Margaret B. — Nay
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Nay

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Subjects

public-safety labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2015 do?
Essential workers; hazard pay; personalprotective equipment; civil penalty. Requires, that followingthe declaration by the Governor of a state of emergency that includesor is followed by any additional executive order in furtherance ofsuch declaration that includes a stay-at-home or shelter-in-placeorder, employers shall (i) compensate each of their essential workersat a rate not less than one and one-half times the essential worker'sregular rate of pay for any hours worked during the closure orderand (ii) provide their essential workers with personal protectiveequipment related to the state of emergency and recommended for therelevant work site or job task by the Virginia Department of Laborand Industry, the State Department of Health, the U.S. Centers forDisease Control and Prevention, or the federal Occupational Safetyand Health Administration. The bill defines "essential worker" as an individual employed as a health care provider, home care provider,or airport worker or by an essential retail business, as specifiedin the bill. The bill subjects violators to the same civil penalties,and provides the same cause of action for an employer's failure topay the required hazard pay, as are currently imposed for failing to pay wages generally.
Who sponsors HB 2015?
HB 2015 is sponsored by Betsy B. Carr, Patrick A. Hope, Marcus B. Simon, Rodney T. Willett, Candi Mundon King, Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler, Kory, Kaye, Bourne, Jeffrey M., and Ayala, Hala S..
What is the current status of HB 2015?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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