House passes bill offering sick leave for essential workers

Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, seated, talks with Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexendria, right, during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, Va. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw, D-Fairfax, objected to remarks that Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, delivered to members of the Virginia Senate inside the Science Museum in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

FILE - In this March 8, 2020, file photo, Del. Elizabeth Guzman, D-Prince William, speaks to a fellow legislator after a vote on a collective bargaining bill during the House session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. The Virginia House has passed a bill that would guarantee paid sick leave for certain essential workers. Guzman's bill, which passed 54-46 Thursday morning, Feb. 4, 2021, would require employers to provide full-time essential workers like grocery store employees and prison personnel paid sick leave. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)