HB 5 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 is identical to SB 199.

• Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler Democratic · primary

1. Nov 17, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102001D · lower
2. Nov 17, 2025 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
3. Jan 15, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N) · lower
5. Jan 27, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB5) · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
7. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources · lower
8. Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N) · lower
9. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
11. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
12. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · lower
13. Feb 12, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
14. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
15. Feb 13, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
17. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB5) · lower
18. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB5) · lower
19. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
20. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
21. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
22. Feb 24, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108316D-S1 · upper
23. Feb 24, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB5) · lower
24. Mar 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) · upper
25. Mar 3, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
26. Mar 3, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
28. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · upper
29. Mar 4, 2026 Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to · upper
30. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
31. Mar 4, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
32. Mar 6, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (3-Y 95-N 0-A) · lower
33. Mar 10, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
34. Mar 10, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
35. Mar 11, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
36. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
37. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Favola, Deeds, Peake · upper
38. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
39. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Convirs-Fowler, Feggans, Wilt · lower
40. Mar 13, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
41. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
42. Mar 13, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 14-N 0-A) · upper
43. Mar 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB5) · lower
44. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
45. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB5ER) · lower
46. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
47. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
48. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
49. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
50. Apr 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB5) · lower
51. Apr 12, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · executive
52. Apr 12, 2026 Governor's Recommendation · 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
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · PDF
• Commerce and Labor Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Amendment · HTML
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · PDF
• Labor and Commerce Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML