Virginia House vote

The “Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties” (HB 5)

Official title: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.

Passed: 61 yes, 35 no, 3 not voting

Mar 13, 2026, HB 5

Verified, Checked against a second data source (Open States)

Official source: lis.virginia.gov

How each party voted

Republicans0 YES · 35 NO
Democrats61 YES · 0 NO · 3 not voting

Yes (61)

Democrats (61)

Kimberly Pope AdamsState Representative
Jessica AndersonState Representative
Bonita AnthonyState Representative
Alex AskewState Representative
Destiny LeVere BollingState Representative
Gretchen BulovaState Representative
Katrina CallsenState Representative
Karen CarnegieState Representative
Betsy CarrState Representative
Laura Jane CohenState Representative
Joshua ColeState Representative
Nicole ColeState Representative
Kelly Convirs-FowlerState Representative
Rae CousinsState Representative
Karrie DelaneyState Representative
Lindsey DoughertyState Representative
Mark DowneyState Representative
Michael FeggansState Representative
Lily FranklinState Representative
Margaret FranklinState Representative
Debra GardnerState Representative
Jackie GlassState Representative
Elizabeth GuzmanState Representative
C.E. HayesState Representative
Dan HelmerState Representative
Rozia HensonState Representative
Phil HernandezState Representative
Charniele HerringState Representative
Patrick HopeState Representative
Karen Keys-GamarraState Representative
Paul KrizekState Representative
Amy LauferState Representative
Alfonso LopezState Representative
Michelle MaldonadoState Representative
Marty MartinezState Representative
John Chilton McAuliffState Representative
Adele McClureState Representative
Garrett McGuireState Representative
Kirk McPikeState Representative
Delores McQuinnState Representative
Leslie Chambers MehtaState Representative
May NivarState Representative
Marcia PriceState Representative
Sam RasoulState Representative
Atoosa ReaserState Representative
David ReidState Representative
Charlie SchmidtState Representative
Don ScottState Representative
Holly SeiboldState Representative
Briana SewellState Representative
Irene ShinState Representative
Marcus SimonState Representative
Shelly SimondsState Representative
J.J. SinghState Representative
Richard SullivanState Representative
Joshua ThomasState Representative
Virgil ThorntonState Representative
Kathy TranState Representative
Jeion WardState Representative
Vivian WattsState Representative
Rodney WillettState Representative

No (35)

Republicans (35)

Terry AustinState Representative
Jason BallardState Representative
Robert BloxomState Representative
Mike CherryState Representative
Mitchell CornettState Representative
Will DavisState Representative
Hyland FowlerState Representative
Thomas GarrettState Representative
Tim GriffinState Representative

Absent (3)

Democrats (3)

Stacey Annie CarrollState Representative
Nadarius ClarkState Representative
Luke TorianState Representative

Vote data: LegiScan (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)), checked against Open States (opens in a new tab).

Positions are copied from LegiScan. They do not show why anyone voted. How we get this data

How each party voted

YESYes (61)

Democrats (61)

NONo (35)

Republicans (35)

ABSENTAbsent (3)

Democrats (3)

How each party voted

YESYes (61)

Democrats (61)

NONo (35)

Republicans (35)

ABSENTAbsent (3)

Democrats (3)

Yes (61)

No (35)

Absent (3)

Yes (61)

No (35)

Absent (3)