Last week marked the deadline for Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger to sign, veto or propose changes or substitutes to those bills passed in Virginia’s recently concluded 2026 General Assembly session.
This is the first time in five years that the same party has held a majority in both chambers of the General Assembly and the Governor’s mansion, and this resulted in the passage of a bevy of new employment-related bills.
While the governor signed a selection of these new laws, she made recommendations or offered substitutes on several of the most consequential ones. The legislature will consider the Governor’s responses when it reconvenes this week (on April 22).
The following is the current status:
Employers in Virginia are well advised to stay tuned for the outcome of the pending items above and to prepare for the changes that will result from these bills in the years ahead.
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