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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. 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.
Introduced
Jan 12, 2025
Last Action
Apr 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 1 co
House sustained Governor's veto
Vetoed by Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2559ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Reconsideration of Senate substitute agreed to by House
Senate substitute agreed to by House (50-Y 46-N)
Senate substitute agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N)
Reading of substitute waived
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 15-N)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Local Government Substitute agreed to
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Committee substitute printed 25107113D-S1
Reported from Local Government with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
Read first time
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
Committee substitute printed 25106365D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
Referred from Counties, Cities and Towns and referred to Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102675D
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
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House sustained Governor's veto
Alfonso H. Lopez