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 incorporates SB 964, SB 1033, and SB 1401 and is identical to HB 2764.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2Senate sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Apr 2Passed by for the day
- 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 (SB917)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB917ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB917)
- 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 (51-Y 45-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N)Minor
- Feb 22Conference substitute printed 25108078D-S3
- Feb 22Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Delegates: Tran, Cousins, Webert
- Vote recorded Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20Senators: Surovell, Locke, Stanley
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
- Feb 20House requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 20House insisted on substituteMajor
- Feb 19House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- Vote recorded House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N). Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 18Passed House with substitute (50-Y 47-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed House with substitute (50-Y 47-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passed House with substitute (49-Y 48-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- Feb 18Passed House with substitute (49-Y 48-N)Passed House
- Feb 18Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 18Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB917)
- Feb 17Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 25107342D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Feb 7Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Feb 7Read first timeMinor
- Feb 7Placed on Calendar
- Feb 4Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Vote recorded Senator Stanley, William M., Jr. Amendments rejected. Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 3Senator Stanley, William M., Jr. Amendments rejectedMinor
- Feb 3Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 3Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Jan 31Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 30Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- Jan 30Rules suspended
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB917)
- Jan 29Committee substitute printed 25106420D-S2Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N)Minor
- Jan 29Incorporates SB1033(Pekarsky)
- Jan 28Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB917)
- Jan 27Committee substitute printed 25105790D-S1Major
- Jan 24Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 24Incorporates SB1401 (Lucas)
- Jan 24Incorporates SB964 (Carroll Foy)
- Jan 5Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Jan 5Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102162DIntroduced