HB 572 Virginia House of Delegates · 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 SB 520.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill has been formally enacted into law as Chapter 174 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy text regarding the Uninsured Employer's Fund tax and administrative expenses remains unchanged, but the document now includes official approval dates and formatting consistent with a finalized state statute.

TECHNICAL

Added official chapter number (Chapter 174) and the specific approval date (April 6, 2026) to the header, indicating the bill is now law.

Removed draft session headers and replaced them with the finalized official title and chapter information.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing within the statutory text to match the standard formatting of enacted Virginia laws.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 2, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Feb 25, 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

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 6, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 174 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB572ER)

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 0-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 (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Committee

Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors