VirginiaPublic employees; repeals existing prohibition on collective bargaining, etc.
What it does
Collective bargaining by public employees; individual home care providers; Virginia Home Care Council established; Public Employee Relations Board established; exclusive bargaining representatives. Repeals the existing prohibition on collective bargaining by public employees. The bill creates the Public Employee Relations Board, which shall determine appropriate bargaining units and provide for certification and decertification elections for exclusive bargaining representatives of state employees and local government employees.
More detail
The bill requires public employers and employee organizations that are exclusive bargaining representatives to meet at reasonable times to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. The bill establishes the Virginia Home Care Council within the Department of Medical Assistance Services to promote the stability of the individual provider workforce in the Commonwealth and tasks the Council with serving as the public employer of individual providers, as defined in the bill, for purposes of collective bargaining pursuant to the bill's provisions. The bill repeals a provision that declares that in any procedure providing for the designation, selection, or authorization of a labor organization to represent employees the right of an individual employee to vote by secret ballot is a fundamental right that shall be guaranteed from infringement. The bill directs the Department of Labor and Industry to promulgate any regulations necessary to effectuate the bill's provisions by July 1, 2028, and provides that upon the establishment of the Public Employee Relations Board, such regulations shall be transferred to the Board. The bill provides that until such regulations are adopted, no petitions or elections shall take place pursuant to the bill's provisions except pursuant to an ordinance or resolution adopted under current law. This bill is identical to SB 378.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Governor's recommendation received by HouseLatest
- Apr 1Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1263)
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1263ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1263)
- Mar 14Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 18-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Accede Second Conference Committee R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 14Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 34-N 0-A)Minor
- Mar 14House Conferees: Tran, Ward, Wilt
- Mar 14Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 14Conference Report released
- Mar 14Senate Conferees: Surovell, Boysko, Stuart
- Mar 14Second conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 14Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
- Mar 14House requested second conference committeeMinor
- Mar 14Passed by temporarily
- Mar 14Passed by temporarily
- Mar 14Conference Report released
- Mar 12Senate Conferees: Surovell, Boysko, Stuart
- Vote recorded Insist & Request R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 12House Conferees: Tran, Ward, Wilt
- Mar 12Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 12House acceded to request
- Mar 12Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 12Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Mar 11Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A)
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: fail.Lower
- Mar 10Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 10Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 10Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- Mar 10Read third timeMinor
- Mar 9Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 9Rules suspended
- Mar 6Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1263)
- Mar 3Committee substitute printed 26108997D-S1Major
- Mar 2Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1263)
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute rejected
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 15Read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107649D-H2Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Feb 13Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)Major
- Feb 13Fiscal Impact Review From JLARC (2/13/2026 12:54 pm)
- Feb 13Fiscal Impact Review From JLARC (2/13/2026 12:31 am)
- Feb 12Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1263)
- Feb 11Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Feb 10Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 26107216D-H1Major
- Feb 5Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1263)
- Feb 5House subcommittee offered
- Feb 3Incorporates HB715 (Hope)
- Jan 27Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105325DIntroduced