HB 27 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Overtime for certain employees; pay for domestic workers, delayed effective date.

Summary
Overtime for certain employees; domestic workers. Adds domestic workers, as defined in the bill, to provisions related to overtime pay. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 28.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Vetoed
Apr 2026
Introduced Dec 22, 2025 Vetoed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Commerce and Labor Substitute Engrossed · 2 edits · Mar 9, 2026
MINOR
The bill was updated from a Senate substitute version to an Engrossed version incorporating House amendments. The most significant change is the addition of 'and live-in domestic workers' to the bill's title, expanding the scope of the overtime protections to explicitly include this group. Additionally, a specific exemption regarding consumer-directed services under the Social Security Act was removed from the definition of who qualifies as a domestic worker, potentially broadening the number of workers covered by the new overtime rules.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include live-in domestic workers in its title and likely its protections, and the definition of covered workers was broadened by removing a specific exemption for consumer-directed service providers.
SCOPE

The bill title was updated to include 'and live-in domestic workers,' clarifying that this specific group is covered by the overtime provisions.

ELIGIBILITY

The exemption for employees providing consumer-directed services under Title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act was removed from the definition of 'Domestic worker,' meaning these workers are now included in the bill's protections.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 2, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 5, 2026
D Democratic20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
13
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Apr 13, 2026
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by House
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB27ER)
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 1-A)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Dec 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors

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