VirginiaCollective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives.
What it does
Collective bargaining by public employees; 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 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 has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 917.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's vetoLatest
- Vote recorded House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N)Minor
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2764)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2764ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2764)
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (49-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (50-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by House (50-Y 47-N)Minor
- Feb 22Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by HouseMinor
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by House (49-Y 46-N)Minor
- Feb 22Conference substitute printed 25108076D-H1
- Feb 22Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Senators: Surovell, Locke, Peake
- Vote recorded Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 97-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on amendment (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20Delegates: Tran, Cousins, Webert
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20House acceded to request
- Feb 20Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 20Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 20Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 97-N)
- Feb 19Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 19Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- Feb 19Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Passed by for the day
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 14Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2764)
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 25107059D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N 1-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N 1-A). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 30Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2764)
- Jan 23Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 17Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 17Presented and ordered printed 25104837DIntroduced
- Apr 2Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's vetoLatest