# Virginia HB572: Uninsured Employer's Fund; administrative expenses.

Virginia HB572, Uninsured Employer's Fund; administrative expenses., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jeion A. Ward (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0174)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB572
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Uninsured Employer's Fund; administrative expenses.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0174)
- Sponsor: Jeion A. Ward (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (220 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Uninsured Employer's Fund; administrative expenses. Provides that the costs of administering the Uninsured Employer's Fund, which is administered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, are paid out of such fund. This bill is identical to SB 520.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Employer tax funds worker claims and operations: mixed, low. Virginia imposes a tax of up to 0.5% on uninsured or self-insured employers to support the Uninsured Employer's Fund. This tax is added to the Workers' Compensation Commission Administrative Fund and Second Injury Fund taxes. It follows the state's existing workers' compensation tax collection proc…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeion A. Ward (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 6 | 1 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0174) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 174 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB572) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB572ER) (House)
- 2026-03-03: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-03: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-26: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2026-01-29: Read first time (House)
- 2026-01-27: Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-22: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-20: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2026-01-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB572) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104828D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217026.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217025.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187109.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187108.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084996.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084995.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/1217026.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217025.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187109.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1187108.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084996.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084995.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-HB572-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).