Paid family and medical leave; SCC's Bureau of Insurance to review and make recommendations, report.
Summary
Bureau of Insurance; paid family leave; report. Directs the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance (the Bureau) to review and make recommendations, including any necessary statutory and regulatory changes, to authorize the State Corporation Commission to approve the sale of individual and group paid family leave plans in Virginia. The bill requires the Bureau to also identify options and make recommendations for encouraging or incentivizing employers to voluntarily offer up to 12 weeks of paid family leave. The bill requires the Bureau to convene a stakeholder group to participate in the process, which is required to include representatives from the insurance industry and the business community, advocates for paid family leave, and other interested parties. The bill requires the Bureau to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committees on Commerce and Labor and Finance and Appropriations and the House Committees on Labor and Commerce and Appropriations by November 30, 2021.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Mar 31, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 22, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 23, 2021
How they voted
20–11
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Jan 22, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
68% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Mar 31, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 512 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (53-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1219H1
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21200399D-H1
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 13-N)
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1219E
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (12-Y 3-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101271D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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