Rep. Wendy Gooditis

Co-sponsor HB 40

In committee · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program; established, effective clause.

Entitles individuals to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for each month they are engaged in qualified caregiving, not to exceed 60 qualified caregiving days per year. Qualified caregiving means an activity, except regular employment, for a reason an individual is entitled to leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Benefits would amount to 66 percent of an individual's monthly wages, based on highest annual earnings from the prior three years, up to a capped monthly amount, and would be indexed to the national average wage index. If a person takes the maximum number of days, the benefits would range from a minimum benefit of $580 to a maximum benefit of $4,000 per month in the program's first year. To be eligible for benefits, an individual is required to (i) be insured for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act at the time his application is filed; (ii) have earned income from employment during the 12 months before filing the application; (iii) have filed an application for a FMLI benefit; and (iv) have been engaged in qualified caregiving, or anticipate being so engaged, during the 90-day period before the application is filed or within 30 days thereafter. The measure establishes the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund and requires FMLI benefit payments to be made only from this Fund. A tax of 0.2 percent is imposed on the wages received by every individual, and an excise tax of 0.2 percent of the wages paid in any calendar year by the employer with respect to their employment is imposed on employers. The measure has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2019.

In committee Feb 13, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 518

In committee · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Minimum wage; increases wage to $9 per hour effective July 1, 2018, etc.

In committee Feb 13, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 66

In committee · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Health insurance; credits for retired school division employees.

In committee Feb 13, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 182

In committee · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Coal combustion residuals unit; closure by 2022.

In committee Feb 13, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 113

In committee · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Special elections in the Commonwealth; JLARC to study streamlining.

In committee Feb 13, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 319

In committee · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Virginia Preschool Initiative program; enrollment.

In committee Feb 13, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1376

In committee · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Employment; break to express breast milk.

In committee Feb 13, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1250

In committee · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Electoral boards and general registrars; direction by the State Board and Department of Elections.

In committee Feb 13, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 270

In committee · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Sale of dog or cat not obtained from releasing agency or animal rescue; prohibition.

In committee Feb 13, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1409

In committee · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Charter; amending charter, school infrastructure.

In committee Feb 13, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track