# Virginia SB91: Paid sick leave; home health workers providing agency-directed services.

Virginia SB91, Paid sick leave; home health workers providing agency-directed services., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara A. Favola (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-19 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB91-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB91
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Paid sick leave; home health workers providing agency-directed services.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-01-02
- Last action: 2024-11-19, Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (33 yes, 12 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Paid sick leave; home health workers providing agency-directed services. Requires employers to provide paid sick leave to home health workers who provide agency-directed services. Under current law, employers are only required to provide paid sick leave to home health workers who provide consumer-directed services. The bill provides that "employer" includes the Commonwealth, any of its agencies, institutions, or political subdivisions, and any public body.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barbara A. Favola (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 | Reported from Commerce and Labor | pass | 9 | 6 |   |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2024-11-19: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2024-01-31: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-29: Impact statement from DPB (SB91) (Senate)
- 2024-01-22: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2024-01-22: Reported from Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2024-01-02: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate)
- 2024-01-02: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101696D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-01-21: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB91)

## 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/SB91)

## 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-SB91-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).