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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1602: Military leaves of absence for employees of the Commonwealth or political subdivisions; law-enforcement officers.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1602 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Military leaves of absence for employees of the Commonwealth or political subdivisions; law-enforcement officers. Primary sponsor: Josh Thomas (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josh ThomasPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Tim GriffinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Dan HelmerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Kathy TranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

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

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source