All Roll Calls
Yes: 227 • No: 81
VirginiaSB11222025 Regular SessionSenate
Paid family and medical leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action.
Sponsored By: Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic)
Failed
Summary
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 January 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 January 1, 2027. The bill provides that the amount of a benefit is 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage, not to exceed 120 percent of the state weekly wage, 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.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Jennifer B. Boysko
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/12/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading)
Yes: 95 • No: 0
House vote • 2/12/2025
Defeated by House - 51 votes required for passage
Yes: 49 • No: 48
House vote • 2/10/2025
Reported from Appropriations
Yes: 12 • No: 10
Senate vote • 1/28/2025
Read third time and passed Senate
Yes: 21 • No: 18
Senate vote • 1/22/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading)
Yes: 40 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/21/2025
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute
Yes: 10 • No: 5
Actions Timeline
Left in Labor and Commerce
2/18/2025HouseReferred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2/12/2025HouseMotion to refer to Labor and Commerce agreed to
2/12/2025HouseReconsideration of Defeated action agreed to by House
2/12/2025HouseDefeated by House - 51 votes required for passage (49-Y 48-N)
2/12/2025HouseConstitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (95-Y 0-N)
2/12/2025HouseRead second time
2/12/2025HouseReported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
2/10/2025HouseAssigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
2/6/2025HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2/5/2025HouseRead first time
2/5/2025HousePlaced on Calendar
2/5/2025HouseRead third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
1/28/2025SenatePassed by for the day
1/27/2025SenateFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1122)
1/24/2025SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute
1/24/2025SenateFinance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
1/24/2025SenateRead second time
1/24/2025SenateReading of substitute waived
1/24/2025SenatePassed by for the day
1/23/2025SenateRead second time
1/23/2025SenateConstitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
1/22/2025SenatePassed by for the day
1/22/2025SenateRules suspended
1/22/2025SenateCommittee substitute printed 25105558D-S1
1/21/2025Senate
Bill Text
Substitute
1/21/2025
Introduced
1/7/2025
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