VirginiaBuilding Service employees; authority of local governments, definition.
What it does
Authority of local governments; service employees. Permits a locality to provide for certain requirements concerning 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 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 430.
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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 8Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0384)Latest
- Apr 8Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 384 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 14Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 14Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026Minor
- Mar 12Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 11Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 11Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB338ER)Major
- Mar 11EnrolledMinor
- Mar 4Senate amendments agreed to by House (64-Y 32-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 2Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Mar 2General Laws and Technology Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 27Passed by for the day
- Feb 27Read third timeMinor
- Feb 26Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 26Rules suspended
- Feb 25Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Senate committee offered
- Feb 10Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 10Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 9Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 6committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 6Read second timeMinor
- Feb 5Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Committee substitute printed 26106535D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)Minor
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29House subcommittee offered
- Jan 19Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 12Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104990DIntroduced