Service employees; authority of local governments, definition.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-988, relating to authority of local governments; service employees.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Authority of local governments; service employees. Permits a locality to provide for certain requirements concerning 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
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 385 (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
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Lamont Bagby
Recorded votes
Passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 63, N 34, X 2
Reported from Labor and Commerce (14-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 14, X 2, N 6
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N)Senate · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 10, N 4, X 1
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 9, N 5, X 1
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 385.