SB 199 VA

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Employment; paid sick leave; civil penalties; civil actions. Requires one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked for all employees of private employers and state and local governments, with certain exceptions. The bill requires that employees who are employed and compensated on a fee-for-service basis accrue paid sick leave in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. The bill provides that employees transferred to a separate division or location remain entitled to previously accrued paid sick leave and that employees retain their accrued paid sick leave under any successor employer. The bill allows employers to provide a more generous paid sick leave policy than prescribed by its provisions and specifies that employees, in addition to using paid sick leave for their physical or mental illness or to care for a family member, may use paid sick leave to seek or obtain certain services or to relocate or secure an existing home due to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. The bill requires the Commissioner to promulgate regulations for the implementation and enforcement of the bill's provisions by July 1, 2027. The bill authorizes the Commissioner, in the case of a knowing violation, to subject an employer to a civil penalty not to exceed $150 for the first violation, $300 for the second violation, and $500 for each successive violation. The Commissioner or Attorney General may commence administrative proceedings or bring a civil action to enforce the bill's provisions. Additionally, the bill authorizes an aggrieved employee to bring a civil action against the employer in which he may recover double the amount of any unpaid sick leave and the amount of any actual damages suffered as the result of the employer's violation. Certain provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill incorporates SB 372 and is identical to HB 5.

• Barbara A. Favola Democratic · primary

1. Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104816D · upper
2. Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
3. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB199) · upper
4. Feb 2, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Feb 2, 2026 Incorporates SB372 (Carroll Foy) · upper
6. Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
7. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107021D-S1 · upper
8. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) · upper
9. Feb 13, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
10. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
12. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107940D-S2 · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · upper
14. Feb 16, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected · upper
15. Feb 16, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
16. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 18, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB199) · upper
19. Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
20. Feb 24, 2026 Read first time · lower
21. Feb 24, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
22. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 6-N) · lower
23. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108742D-H1 · lower
24. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB199) · upper
25. Mar 2, 2026 Read second time · lower
26. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · lower
27. Mar 3, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
28. Mar 3, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
29. Mar 3, 2026 Passed House with substitute (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
30. Mar 5, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N 0-A) · upper
31. Mar 6, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
32. Mar 6, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
33. Mar 10, 2026 Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
34. Mar 10, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
35. Mar 10, 2026 Senate Conferees: Favola, Deeds, Peake · upper
36. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
37. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Convirs-Fowler, Feggans, Wilt · lower
38. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
39. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
40. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
41. Mar 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB199) · upper
42. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
43. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB199ER) · upper
44. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
45. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
46. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
47. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
48. Apr 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB199) · upper
49. Apr 13, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Governor Substitute · PDF
• Governor Substitute · HTML
• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML