# Virginia HB1333: Paid firefighters; hours of work.

Virginia HB1333, Paid firefighters; hours of work., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michael B. Feggans (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0299)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1333-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1333
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Paid firefighters; hours of work.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0299)
- Sponsor: Michael B. Feggans (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (218 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Hours of work for paid firefighters. Provides that the Department of Fire Programs shall encourage employers to implement work schedules that do not require any paid firefighter's normally scheduled shifts to exceed 42 hours per workweek.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State encourages 42-hour firefighter schedules: benefit, low. The Virginia Department of Fire Programs encourages employers to keep paid firefighters’ normal weekly schedules at 42 hours or less. This is guidance, not a mandate. It does not change overtime pay rules by itself.
- Overtime period rules for firefighters and law enforcement: mixed, low. The law lets employers set a fixed, recurring 7–28 day work period to calculate overtime for paid firefighters. For law-enforcement, this option applies only if the employer has 100 or more law-enforcement employees. The work period cannot be changed just to avoid paying overtime you are owed.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael B. Feggans (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Reported from Public Safety | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0299) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 299 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-25: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-25: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1333) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1333ER) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-14: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-09: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-15: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Reported from Public Safety (20-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1333) (House)
- 2026-01-19: Referred to Committee on Public Safety (House)
- 2026-01-19: Presented and ordered printed 26104726D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217403.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217402.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209113.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209112.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090123.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090122.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217403.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217402.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209113.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1209112.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090123.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090122.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1333-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).