VirginiaAuthority of local governments; definitions, service employess.
What it does
Authority of local governments; service employees. Permits any county, city, or town in the Commonwealth to provide for certain requirements concerning incumbent and successor service employers, defined in the bill, by local ordinance or resolution. For example, such local ordinance or resolution may require that successor service employers retain incumbent service employees during a transition period of 90 days.
More detail
Under the bill, service employees are those who perform work in connection with the care or maintenance of property, services at an airport, or food preparation services at schools. The provisions of the bill do not include any building owned by the Commonwealth or any institution of higher education. The bill provides that an employer that violates the provisions of a local ordinance or resolution enacted pursuant to the bill may be subject to a civil action and monetary damages. This bill is identical to SB 1489.
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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 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 5Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 5Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025Minor
- Feb 23Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 20Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 20Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2559ER)Major
- Feb 20EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Senate substitute agreed to by House (50-Y 46-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate substitute agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Senate substitute agreed to by House (50-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Reconsideration of Senate substitute agreed to by HouseMajor
- Feb 18Senate substitute agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N)Major
- Feb 14Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 15-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 15-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 14Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 14Local Government Substitute agreed to
- Feb 14Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 14Read third timeMinor
- Feb 13Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 13Rules suspended
- Feb 12Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 25107113D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Local Government with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Reported from Local Government with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)Minor
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on Local GovernmentMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 3Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 25106365D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Jan 30Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)Major
- Jan 29Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 28Referred from Counties, Cities and Towns and referred to Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)Minor
- Jan 12Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102675DIntroduced