# Virginia SB1122: Paid family and medical leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action. Virginia SB1122, Paid family and medical leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-18 (Left in Labor and Commerce) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1122-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB1122 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Paid family and medical leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-02-18, Left in Labor and Commerce - Sponsor: Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Labor and Commerce - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (227 yes, 81 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## 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. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jennifer B. Boysko (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-12 | House | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | Defeated by House - 51 votes required for passage | pass | 49 | 48 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | 12 | 10 | | | 2025-01-28 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 21 | 18 | | | 2025-01-22 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-01-21 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 10 | 5 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-02-18: Left in Labor and Commerce (House) - 2025-02-12: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House) - 2025-02-12: Motion to refer to Labor and Commerce agreed to (House) - 2025-02-12: Reconsideration of Defeated action agreed to by House (House) - 2025-02-12: Defeated by House - 51 votes required for passage (49-Y 48-N) (House) - 2025-02-12: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (95-Y 0-N) (House) - 2025-02-12: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-10: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) (House) - 2025-02-06: Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay (House) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Appropriations (House) - 2025-02-05: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-05: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-01-28: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1122) (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Committee substitute printed 25105558D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Impact statement from CLG (SB1122) (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104330D (Senate) ## Bill text - Substitute, 2025-01-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024608.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024607.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017940.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017939.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 - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024608.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1024607.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017940.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1017939.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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1122-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).