# Virginia SB520: Uninsured Employer's Fund; administrative expenses. Virginia SB520, Uninsured Employer's Fund; administrative expenses., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0175)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB520-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB520 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Uninsured Employer's Fund; administrative expenses. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0175) - Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (210 yes, 0 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 HB 572. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Virginia worker injury fund pays operating costs: mixed, low. Virginia’s Uninsured Employer’s Fund pays compensation awards against uninsured or self-insured employers and its own necessary operating costs. These costs include outside administrator, legal, and medical audit fees, salaries and benefits, and other necessary direct expenses. The fund cannot reco… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: R. Creigh Deeds (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-25 | House | Passed House | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor | pass | 15 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0175) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 175 (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 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB520) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB520ER) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-02-25: Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-25: Read third time (House) - 2026-02-24: Passed by for the day (House) - 2026-02-24: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House) - 2026-02-23: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-19: Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-04: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House) - 2026-02-04: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-01-30: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB520) (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100626D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217030.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217029.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181645.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181644.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090652.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090651.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/1217030.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217029.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181645.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181644.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090652.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090651.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) - [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-SB520-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).