Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections.
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Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 15.2-947 of the Code of Virginia, relating to private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections; report.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections; report. Requires the governing body 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 qualifica
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 1058 (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
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Dan I. HelmerRae CousinsVirgil ThorntonKathy K.L. Tran
Recorded votes
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 36-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 64, N 36
Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 62, N 35, X 2
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 9, N 5, X 1
Reported from Local Government with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 8, N 7
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 63, N 34, X 3
Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 15, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · 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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 1058.