2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1602: Military leaves of absence for employees of the Commonwealth or political subdivisions; law-enforcement officers.

Legislative Summary

Military leaves of absence for employees of the Commonwealth or political subdivisions; law-enforcement officers. Provides that any person who is employed by the Commonwealth or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth as a law-enforcement officer shall receive paid leaves of absence for up to 388 work hours for which a leave of absence is required, during which such person is engaged in federally funded military duty, to include training duty, or is called forth by the Governor for military duty.

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Bill History

1/3/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101560D
House of Delegates
1/3/2025
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
House of Delegates
1/15/2025
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1602)
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/21/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Impact statement from CLG (HB1602)
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/23/2025
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/24/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
2/5/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/11/2025
Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
Senate

Amendments

General Laws and Technology Amendment

General Laws and Technology Amendment

Not Adopted

General Laws and Technology Amendment

General Laws and Technology Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N)
2/11/2025
14
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2/5/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
1/23/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
1/17/2025
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(1/22/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 3
Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Joshua Thomas
Joshua Thomas
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/3/20258.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/22/2025117.2 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/15/2025100.8 KB