HB 1207 VA

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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 April 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 April 1, 2028. The bill provides that the amount of a benefit is 80 percent of the employee's average weekly net earnings, not to exceed 100 percent of the statewide average weekly net earnings, 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. This bill is identical to SB 2.

• Briana D. Sewell Democratic · primary

1. Jan 14, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102476D · lower
2. Jan 14, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N) · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105567D-H1 · lower
8. Feb 3, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207) · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
11. Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
13. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107963D-H2 · lower
14. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute rejected · lower
17. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
18. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
19. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
20. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
21. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
22. Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207) · lower
23. Mar 2, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) · upper
24. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (8-Y 5-N) · upper
25. Mar 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108995D-S1 · upper
26. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
27. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
28. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
29. Mar 4, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109116D-S2 · upper
30. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
31. Mar 4, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
32. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
33. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207) · lower
34. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
35. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
36. Mar 9, 2026 Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) · upper
37. Mar 9, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
38. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
39. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
40. Mar 10, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A) · lower
41. Mar 11, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
42. Mar 11, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
43. Mar 12, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
44. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
45. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Sewell, Sullivan, Bloxom · lower
46. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
47. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Boysko, Surovell, Obenshain · upper
48. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
49. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 33-N 0-A) · lower
50. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
51. Mar 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207) · lower
52. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
53. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1207ER) · lower
54. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
55. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1207) · lower
56. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
57. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
58. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
59. Apr 13, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · 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
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML