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Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections. Requires the governing body or transportation district commission of any county or city that contracts with a private company to provide transportation services to (i) require such company to provide any employee of such company providing such services compensation and benefits that are, at a minimum, equivalent to the compensation and benefits provided to a public employee, as defined in the bill, with a position requiring equivalent qualifications and years of service; (ii) provide transportation services through such company's own employees; and (iii) if such transportation district commission, county, or city subsequently elects to provide its own system of public transportation, adopt an ordinance or resolution providing for collective bargaining, ensure all employees of such private company are offered employment with such subsequent public transportation system without loss of compensation or benefits, and ensure the recognition of any lawful collective bargaining representative of such private company's employees. This bill is identical to HB 2619.
Introduced
Jan 5, 2025
Last Action
Apr 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Passed by for the day
Senate 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 11, 2025
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB919)
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB919ER)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N)
Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
Passed House with substitute (50-Y 47-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Read third time
Read second time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB919)
Committee substitute printed 25106896D-H1
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Read first time
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
Impact statement from CLG (SB919)
Rereferred from Transportation to Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB919)
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100149D
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Senate sustained Governor's veto
Saddam Azlan Salim