VA SB917 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 31 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-01-31 - Read second time and engrossed
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on January 31 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-01-31 - Read second time and engrossed
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
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. 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.
Title
Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-01-30 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-24 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) (Y: 10 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-24 - Senate - Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A) |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB917) |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 25106420D-S2 |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | Incorporates SB1033(Pekarsky) |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB917) |
| 2025-01-27 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 25105790D-S1 |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Incorporates SB1401 (Lucas) |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Incorporates SB964 (Carroll Foy) |
| 2025-01-05 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2025-01-05 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102162D |
| 2025-01-05 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102162D |
