Public employees; repeals existing prohibition on collective bargaining, etc.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 40.1-55 of the Code of Virginia;” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Collective bargaining by public employees; individual home care providers; Virginia Home Care Council established; Public Employee Relations Board established; 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 employee
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 14, 2026
Governor's Veto (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
58
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Kathy K.L. TranElizabeth R. GuzmanDestiny LeVere Bolling Charlie SchmidtJeion A. Ward Jessica L. AndersonBonita G. AnthonyAlex Q. AskewElizabeth B. Bennett-ParkerGretchen M. BulovaKatrina CallsenKaren R. "Kacey" CarnegieBetsy B. CarrStacey Annie CarrollLaura Jane CohenJoshua G. ColeNicole ColeKelly K. Convirs-FowlerRae CousinsMark C. DowneyMichael B. FeggansLily V. FranklinDebra D. GardnerJackie H. GlassC.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.Dan I. HelmerRozia A. Henson, Jr.Phil M. HernandezCharniele L. HerringPatrick A. HopeKaren Keys-GamarraPaul E. KrizekAmy J. LauferAlfonso H. LopezMichelle Lopes MaldonadoMarty MartinezAdele Y. McClureGarrett McGuireDelores L. McQuinnLeslie Chambers Mehta
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 20, N 18, X 2
Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 62, N 34, X 3
Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 40
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · F · N 99
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 10, N 4, X 1
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 8, N 6, X 1
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-17 · P · Y 61, N 35, X 4
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 15, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 5, N 2
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 15, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 5, N 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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