Virginia Senate Bill 939 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 22 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1276)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Labor and employment; collective bargaining; employees of counties, cities, and towns. Permits counties, cities, and towns to adopt local ordinances authorizing them to (i) recognize any labor union or other employee association as a bargaining agent of any public officers or employees, except for Constitutional officers and their employees, and including public school employees and (ii) collectively bargain or enter into any collective bargaining contract with any such union or association or its agents with respect to any matter relating to them or their employment. The bill provides that for any governing body of a county, city, or town that has not adopted an ordinance or resolution providing for collective bargaining, such governing body is required, within 120 days of receiving certification from a majority of public employees in a unit considered by such employees to be appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining, to take a vote to adopt or not adopt an ordinance or resolution to provide for collective bargaining by such public employees and any other public employees deemed appropriate by the governing body. The bill provides that the prohibition against striking for public employees applies, irrespective of any such local ordinance. The bill has a delayed effective date of May 1, 2021.

Employees of local governments; collective bargaining.

Sen. Richard Saslaw [D]

Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]

2020-05-01 - House - House: VOTE: (47-Y 44-N) (Y: 47 N: 44 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-04-22 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 19-N) (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N) (Y: 20 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-03-08 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 44-N) (Y: 51 N: 44 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (Y: 0 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-28 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N) (Y: 54 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - House - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 9-N) (Y: 13 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 5-N) (Y: 11 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 3-N) (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-22		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1276)
2020-04-22	House	Enacted, Chapter 1276 (effective 5/1/21)
2020-04-22	House	Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2020-04-22	Senate	Signed by President as reenrolled
2020-04-22	Senate	Reenrolled bill text (SB939ER2)
2020-04-22	Senate	Reenrolled
2020-04-22		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2020-04-22	House	VOTE: (47-Y 44-N)
2020-04-22	House	House concurred in Governor's recommendation (47-Y 44-N)
2020-04-22	Senate	Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 19-N)
2020-04-11	Senate	Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2020-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-18	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-18	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB939ER)
2020-03-08	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2020-03-08	Senate	Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2020-03-08	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N)
2020-03-08	House	VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 44-N)
2020-03-08	House	Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 44-N)
2020-03-07	Senate	Conference substitute printed 20109909D-S2
2020-03-07		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-03-05	House	Delegates: Guzman, Krizek, Knight
2020-03-05	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-04	Senate	Senators: Saslaw, Barker, Norment
2020-03-04	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-04	Senate	Senate acceded to request (21-Y 19-N)
2020-03-03	House	House requested conference committee
2020-03-03	House	House insisted on substitute
2020-03-02	Senate	House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
2020-02-28	House	VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)
2020-02-28	House	Passed House with substitute (54-Y 46-N)
2020-02-28	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB939H1
2020-02-28	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20109104D-H1
2020-02-28	House	Read third time
2020-02-27	House	Read second time
2020-02-25	House	Committee substitute printed 20109104D-H1
2020-02-25	House	Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
2020-02-18	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2020-02-18	House	Read first time
2020-02-18	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-11	Senate	Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-11	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB939S1
2020-02-11	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 20107464D-S1
2020-02-11	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-11	Senate	Read second time
2020-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
2020-02-06	Senate	Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 5-N)
2020-02-03	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20107464D-S1
2020-02-03	Senate	Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2020-02-03	Senate	Incorporates SB1022 (Boysko)
2020-02-03	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 3-N)
2020-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2020-01-13	Senate	Presented and ordered printed 20102021D

HB582 (Same As) 2020-04-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1209)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	1	55	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	1	57.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	1	57.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB939
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB939+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB939S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB939H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB939S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB939ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB939ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1276+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S02V0089+SB0939
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S05V0281+SB0939
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0457SB0939+SB0939
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0528SB0939+SB0939
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0570SB0939+SB0939
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H14V0316+SB0939
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1608+SB0939
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1356SB0939+SB0939
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1515SB0939+SB0939
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV2094+SB0939
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1888SB0939+SB0939
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1892SB0939+SB0939
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1893SB0939+SB0939
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1994SB0939+SB0939
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV2285+SB0939