The House Labor and Commerce Subcommittee #2 met in the Virginia General Assembly on Thursday, January 29, 2026. This week's docket includes 16 pieces of proposed legislation.
To view this week's House Labor and Commerce full committee, click here.
Please note that Delegate Tran's collective bargaining bill was passed by for the day.
Below you will find the bills heard in this week's subcommittee hearing.
HB1263 (Delegate Tran) Public employees; repeals existing prohibition on collective bargaining, etc.
Repeals
the existing prohibition on collective bargaining by public employees. The bill
creates the Public Employee Relations Board, which shall determine appropriate
bargaining units and provide for certification and decertification elections
for exclusive bargaining representatives of state employees and local
government employees.
Passed by for the day.
HB1207 (Delegate
Sewell) Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements;
civil action.
Requires
the Virginia Employment Commission to establish and administer a paid family
and medical leave insurance program with benefits beginning January 1,
2029. The bill provides that the amount of a benefit is 80 percent
of the employee's average weekly wage. The bill caps the duration of paid leave
at 12 weeks in any application year and provides self-employed individuals the
option of participating in the program.
HB923 (Delegate Lopez) Protection of employees; stay or pay contracts prohibited; civil penalty.
Prohibits
an employer from entering into, enforcing, or threatening to enforce a stay or
pay contract, as defined in the bill, with any employee, with certain
exceptions described. The bill allows an employee to bring a civil action
against an employer or other person that attempts to enforce a stay or pay
contract.
#2 subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6‑Y 1‑N). Amendment can be viewed here.
HB338 (Delegate Lopez) Building service employees; transition period.
Permits
any locality to provide, by ordinance or resolution, for certain requirements
concerning successor building service employers, which includes food service
employees in public elementary and secondary schools.
#2 subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5‑Y 2‑N). Substitute can be viewed here.
The House Labor and Commerce Subcommittee #2 meets weekly during the session on Thursday, Immediately after Full Committee, House Committee Room A - 008, General Assembly Building. A link to the Live Stream video and recordings of all previously held committee meetings and floor sessions of the House can be viewed by clicking here.
Sofhia
Pineda
VSBA
Government Relations Specialist
