Virginia 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 1 — Paid family and medical leave program; Virginia Employment Commission required to establish.

Last action — Continued to 2023 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Paid family and medical leave program. Requiresthe Virginia Employment Commission to establish and administer apaid family and medical leave program with benefits beginning January1, 2025. Under the program, benefits are paid to eligible employeesfor family and medical leave. Funding for the program is providedthrough premiums assessed to employers and employees beginning in2024. The amount of a benefit is 80 percent of the employee's averageweekly wage, not to exceed 80 percent of the state weekly wage, which amount is required to be adjusted annually to reflect changesin the statewide average weekly wage. The measure caps the durationof paid leave at 12 weeks in any application year. The bill provides self-employed individuals the option of participating in the program.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Continued to 2023 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)

  2. Assigned C&L sub: Labor and Employment

  3. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

  4. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100172D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Continued to 2023 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea

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Subjects

labor health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1 do?
Paid family and medical leave program. Requiresthe Virginia Employment Commission to establish and administer apaid family and medical leave program with benefits beginning January1, 2025. Under the program, benefits are paid to eligible employeesfor family and medical leave. Funding for the program is providedthrough premiums assessed to employers and employees beginning in2024. The amount of a benefit is 80 percent of the employee's averageweekly wage, not to exceed 80 percent of the state weekly wage, which amount is required to be adjusted annually to reflect changesin the statewide average weekly wage. The measure caps the durationof paid leave at 12 weeks in any application year. The bill provides self-employed individuals the option of participating in the program.
Who sponsors SB 1?
SB 1 is sponsored by Jennifer B. Boysko, Jennifer L. McClellan, Jeremy S. McPike, Joseph D. Morrissey, Ghazala F. Hashmi, Kory, Kaye, and Edwards, John S..
What is the current status of SB 1?
This bill died with 2022 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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