SB 520 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Uninsured Employer's Fund; administrative expenses.

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 status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026
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Enrolled Chaptered · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill has been formally enacted into law as Chapter 175 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the legislation regarding the Uninsured Employer's Fund tax and administrative expenses remains unchanged, but the document now includes official approval dates and session headers.
TECHNICAL

Added official session headers, chapter number (Chapter 175), and an approval date (April 6, 2026) to the document.

Removed draft session headers and the generic 'Approved' status line, replacing them with the specific enacted chapter details.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 25, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Jan 28, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 175 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB520ER)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Jan 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Creigh Deeds
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
VA
11