# Virginia HB2761: State employee leave; attending health care with certain veterans.

Virginia HB2761, State employee leave; attending health care with certain veterans., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mark L. Earley, Jr. (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-05 (Left in General Laws) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2761-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2761
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: State employee leave; attending health care with certain veterans.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-02-05, Left in General Laws
- Sponsor: Mark L. Earley, Jr. (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: General Laws
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

State employee leave; attending health care with certain veterans. Allows a state employee to take up to 24 hours of paid leave per month in any calendar year to attend medical appointments or procedures at a Veterans Affairs hospital, center, or other facility or installation with an eligible parent who is a veteran and has a serious health condition, as those terms are defined in the bill. Prior to taking such leave, a state employee must demonstrate that he is eligible to take leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act for such purpose and must provide sufficient documentation of the medical appointment. The bill directs the Department of Human Resource Management to develop personnel policies providing for the use of such leave.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark L. Earley, Jr. (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-05: Left in General Laws (House)
- 2025-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2761) (House)
- 2025-01-17: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2025-01-17: Presented and ordered printed 25101237D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022623.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022622.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022623.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1022622.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2761-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).