Delegate tries again to advance paid sick leave bill Virginia General Assembly Building (Source: WHSV) By Zachary Klosko | Capital News Service | January 29, 2021 at 4:33 PM EST - Updated January 29 at 8:58 PM RICHMOND,Va. (CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE) - A Virginia House of Delegates committee advanced a measure into appropriations that would provide some essential workers with paid sick leave. House Bill 2137, introduced by Del. Elizabeth Guzman, D-Woodbridge, reported out of the House Labor and Commerce committee Thursday in a 13-8 vote along party lines. This is Guzman’s latest effort to pass a paid sick leave bill. Guzman’s previous legislation died in a Senate committee during the Virginia General Assembly special session held last year.