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VA · HB5INTRO · 60 COSPONSORS

Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.

Where it is in the process
Plain-English Summary

Employment; paid sick leave; civil penalties; civil actions. Requires one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked for all employees of private employers and state and local governments, with certain exceptions. The bill requires that employees who are employed and compensated on a fee-for-service basis accrue paid sick leave in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. The bill provides that employees transferred to a separate division or location r…

Source: OpenStates · fetched May 20, 2026

Who it affects
Parent / guardian

via Voices for Virginia's Children: Employment; paid sick leave; civil penalties for violation.

Student / education borrower

via Voices for Virginia's Children: Employment; paid sick leave; civil penalties for violation.

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Who This Affectsvia advocacy orgs
  • Parent / guardiandirectModerate impactMedium certainty

    via Voices for Virginia's Children

    Employment; paid sick leave; civil penalties for violation.

  • Student / education borrowerdirectModerate impactMedium certainty

    via Voices for Virginia's Children

    Employment; paid sick leave; civil penalties for violation.

What the Bill Does
  • Employment; paid sick leave; civil penalties for violation.
Votes
Sponsorship · 61 Sponsors
Democrat61Republican0Independent0Other0
  • D · PrimeKelly Convirs-Fowler
  • D · CoElizabeth Guzman
  • D · CoJessica Anderson
  • D · CoBonita Anthony
  • D · CoAlex Askew
  • D · CoElizabeth Bennett-Parker
  • D · CoDavid Bulova
  • D · CoKatrina Callsen
  • D · CoKaren Carnegie
  • D · CoBetsy Carr
  • D · CoStacey Annie Carroll
  • D · CoLaura Jane Cohen
  • D · CoJoshua Cole
  • D · CoNicole Cole
  • D · CoRae Cousins
  • D · CoKarrie Delaney
  • D · CoLindsey Dougherty
  • D · CoMichael Feggans
  • D · CoLily Franklin
  • D · CoDebra Gardner
  • D · CoJackie Glass
  • D · CoDan Helmer
  • D · CoRozia Henson
  • D · CoPhil Hernandez
  • D · CoCharniele Herring
  • D · CoPatrick Hope
  • D · CoMichael Jones
  • D · CoKaren Keys-Gamarra
  • D · CoPaul Krizek
  • D · CoAmy Laufer
  • D · CoDestiny LeVere Bolling
  • D · CoAlfonso Lopez
  • D · CoMichelle Maldonado
  • D · CoMarty Martinez
  • D · CoJohn Chilton McAuliff
  • D · CoAdele McClure
  • D · CoGarrett McGuire
  • D · CoDelores McQuinn
  • D · CoLeslie Chambers Mehta
  • D · CoCandi Mundon King
  • D · CoMay Nivar
  • D · CoKimberly Pope Adams
  • D · CoMarcia Price
  • D · CoSam Rasoul
  • D · CoDavid Reid
  • D · CoCharlie Schmidt
  • D · CoHolly Seibold
  • D · CoBriana Sewell
  • D · CoIrene Shin
  • D · CoMark Sickles
  • D · CoMarcus Simon
  • D · CoShelly Simonds
  • D · CoJ.J. Singh
  • D · CoRichard Sullivan
  • D · CoJoshua Thomas
  • D · CoVirgil Thornton
  • D · CoLuke Torian
  • D · CoKathy Tran
  • D · CoJeion Ward
  • D · CoVivian Watts
  • D · CoRodney Willett
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