Virginia House Bill 2137 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-0)
Status: Passed on March 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0449)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Paid sick leave. Requires employers to provide paid sick leave to home health workers who provide personal care, respite, or companion services to an individual who receives consumer-directed services under the state plan for medical assistance services. Such an employee is eligible for paid sick leave under the bill if the employee is an essential worker and works on average at least 20 hours per week or 90 hours per month. The bill provides for an employee to earn at least one hour of paid sick leave benefit for every 30 hours worked. An employee shall not use more than 40 hours of earned paid sick leave in a year, unless the employer selects a higher limit. The bill provides that earned paid sick leave may be used for (i) an employee's mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; an employee's need for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; or an employee's need for preventive medical care or (ii) care of a family member with a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; care of a family member who needs medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; or care of a family member who needs preventive medical care. The bill prohibits employers from taking certain retaliatory actions against employees related to leave. Paid sick leave. Requires employers to provide paid sick leave to home health workers who provide personal care, respite, or companion services to an individual who receives consumer-directed services under the state plan for medical assistance services. Such an employee is eligible for paid sick leave under the bill if the employee is an essential worker and works on average at least 20 hours per week or 90 hours per month. The bill provides for an employee to earn at least one hour of paid sick leave benefit for every 30 hours worked. An employee shall not use more than 40 hours of earned paid sick leave in a year, unless the employer selects a higher limit. The bill provides that earned paid sick leave may be used for (i) an employee's mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; an employee's need for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; or an employee's need for preventive medical care or (ii) care of a family member with a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; care of a family member who needs medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; or care of a family member who needs preventive medical care. The bill prohibits employers from taking certain retaliatory actions against employees related to leave.

Paid sick leave; employers to provide to certain employees.

Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]	Del. Jeion Ward [D]	Sen. Lashrecse Aird [D]	Del. Betsy Carr [D]
Del. Lee Carter [D]	Del. Joshua Cole [D]	Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. C.E. Hayes [D]
Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]
Del. Paul Krizek [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. Candi Mundon King [D]
Del. Kathleen Murphy [D]	Del. Kenneth Plum [D]	Del. Marcia Price [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]
Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D]	Del. Mark Sickles [D]	Del. Marcus Simon [D]	Del. Shelly Simonds [D]
Sen. Suhas Subramanyam [D]	Del. Kathy Tran [D]	Del. Rodney Willett [D]

2021-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption #2 (54-Y 44-N) (Y: 54 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 44-N) (Y: 52 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N) (Y: 54 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 8-N) (Y: 13 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-26 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-30		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0449)
2021-03-30		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 449 (effective 7/1/21)
2021-03-15		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-15	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
2021-03-11	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-03-09	Senate	Signed by President
2021-03-09	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2137ER)
2021-03-09	House	Enrolled
2021-02-25	House	VOTE: Adoption #2 (54-Y 44-N)
2021-02-25	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200620D-S2 (54-Y 44-N)
2021-02-25	House	Reconsideration of Senate substitute agreed to by House
2021-02-25	House	VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 44-N)
2021-02-25	House	Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200620D-S2 (52-Y 44-N)
2021-02-25	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-25	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 18-N)
2021-02-25	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB2137S2
2021-02-25	Senate	Substitute by Senator Barker agreed to 21200620D-S2
2021-02-25	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-25	Senate	Committee substitute rejected 21200524D-S1
2021-02-25	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-25	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-25	Senate	Floor substitute printed 21200620D-S2 (Barker)
2021-02-25	House	Reconsideration of Senate substitute agreed to by House
2021-02-24	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-22	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 4-N)
2021-02-22	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2021-02-22	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21200524D-S1
2021-02-22	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2021-02-05	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-04	House	VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)
2021-02-04	House	Read third time and passed House (54-Y 46-N)
2021-02-03	House	Printed as engrossed 21101625D-E
2021-02-03	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB2137E
2021-02-03	House	Committee amendment agreed to
2021-02-03	House	Read second time
2021-02-02	House	Read first time
2021-02-01	House	Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)
2021-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
2021-01-29	House	Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
2021-01-28	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2021-01-28	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 8-N)
2021-01-26	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2021-01-26	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2021-01-19	House	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2021-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101625D

HB2137 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	1	33.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	1	33.9	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2137
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2137+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2137E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2137S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2137S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2137ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0449+hil
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+amd+HB2137AH
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200524D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/.htm
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2137F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2137FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2137FS2122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1401C0021+HB2137
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H14C0087+HB2137
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H0202C0017+HB2137
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H02C0099+HB2137
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1444+HB2137
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S02C0060+HB2137
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S02V0043+HB2137
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S05V0106+HB2137
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0397HB2137+HB2137
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0468HB2137+HB2137
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1983+HB2137
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HV1992+HB2137