# Virginia SB28: Overtime for certain employees; pay for domestic workers, delayed effective date.

Virginia SB28, Overtime for certain employees; pay for domestic workers, delayed effective date., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-22 (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (62-Y 34-N 0-A)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB28
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Overtime for certain employees; pay for domestic workers, delayed effective date.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-17
- Last action: 2026-04-22, House concurred in Governor's recommendation (62-Y 34-N 0-A)
- Sponsor: Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 13 (357 yes, 204 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

Overtime for certain employees; domestic workers. Adds domestic workers, as defined in the bill, to provisions related to overtime pay. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 27.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Right to sue for unpaid overtime: benefit, medium. Covered workers can sue in court for unpaid overtime. If you win, the court awards the unpaid overtime, an equal amount in liquidated damages, and your reasonable attorney fees and costs. A judge can reduce or deny the extra damages if your employer proves good faith with reasonable grounds. You mu…
- Time-and-a-half for domestic workers: benefit, medium. Covered domestic workers and people employed by a derivative carrier get overtime pay. Employers must pay at least 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. Your regular rate is your straight‑time pay for the week divided by total hours, excluding amounts federal law leaves out. D…
- Overtime rules delayed unless reenacted: cost, low. The law is written to start on July 1, 2028. It only takes effect if the General Assembly reenacts it during the 2027 session. If not reenacted, these overtime and lawsuit rules do not start on that date.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jennifer D. Carroll Foy (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-22 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 62 | 34 |   |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 25 | 14 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 60 | 35 | 1 |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 22 | 18 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate acceded to request Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate | fail | 0 | 39 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 63 | 34 | 1 |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | 14 | 6 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 22 | 18 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Commerce and Labor Amendments agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments | pass | 9 | 6 |   |

## Actions (55)

- 2026-04-22: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (62-Y 34-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-04-22: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (25-Y 14-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0983) (Governor)
- 2026-04-22: Reenrolled bill text (SB28ER2) (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Approved by Governor-Chapter 983 (Effective - see bill) (Governor)
- 2026-04-22: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-22: Governor's recommendation adopted (Governor)
- 2026-04-13: Governor's recommendation received by Senate (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-14: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB28) (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB28ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB28) (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Fiscal Impact statement From DPB (3/6/2026 12:11 pm) (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N 1-A) (House)
- 2026-03-06: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Substitute bill reprinted 26109222D (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Conference Report released
- 2026-03-05: Conference substitute printed 26109222D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Conference Report released
- 2026-03-04: House Conferees: Henson, LeVere Bolling, Webert (House)
- 2026-03-04: Conferees appointed by House (House)
- 2026-03-03: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate Conferees: Carroll Foy, Deeds, DeSteph (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: House requested conference committee (House)
- 2026-02-27: House insisted on substitute (House)
- 2026-02-26: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Passed House with substitute (63-Y 34-N 1-A) (House)
- 2026-02-24: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-24: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-24: Read third time (House)
- 2026-02-23: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB28) (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Committee substitute printed 26108249D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (14-Y 6-N) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-12: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB28) (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Commerce and Labor Amendments agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB28) (Senate)
- 2025-11-17: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2025-11-17: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100569D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224975.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224974.PDF)
- Reenrolled, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220718.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220717.PDF)
- Gov Recommendation, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219542.HTML)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202373.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202372.PDF)
- Conference Report, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196575.HTML)
- Substitute, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196568.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196567.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170825.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170824.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128587.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128586.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113405.HTML)
- Introduced, 2025-11-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081347.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081346.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/1224975.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1224974.PDF)
- [Reenrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220718.HTML)
- [Reenrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220717.PDF)
- [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219542.HTML)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202373.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202372.PDF)
- [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196575.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196568.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196567.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170825.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1170824.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128587.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1128586.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113405.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081347.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081346.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-SB28-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).