# Virginia SB507: Health care providers & grocery store workers; employers to provide paid sick leave, effective date.

Virginia SB507, Health care providers & grocery store workers; employers to provide paid sick leave, effective date., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Scott A. Surovell (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-19 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB507
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Health care providers & grocery store workers; employers to provide paid sick leave, effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-01-09
- Last action: 2024-11-19, Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Sponsor: Scott A. Surovell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (31 yes, 12 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Paid sick leave; health care providers and grocery store workers. Requires employers to provide paid sick leave to health care providers and grocery store workers. Under current law, employers are only required to provide paid sick leave to certain home health workers. The bill removes requirements that workers work on average at least 20 hours per week or 90 hours per month to be eligible for paid sick leave. The bill provides that certain health care providers may waive their right to accrue and use paid sick leave and provides an exemption for employers of certain other health care providers. The bill requires the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines for retail employers that sell groceries to provide sick leave and to publish such guidelines by December 1, 2024. The provisions of the bill other than the requirement for the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Scott A. Surovell (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 8 | 6 |   |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor | pass | 8 | 6 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2024-11-19: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2024-01-31: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-22: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2024-01-22: Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103888D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-02-01: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB507)

## 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.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB507)

## 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-SB507-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).