Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 951: Local government; authority, service employees, transition period.
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 951 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Local government; authority, service employees, transition period. Primary sponsor: Alfonso Lopez (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 19, 2024): Left in Finance and Appropriations.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Building service employees; public contracting. 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 bill provides that a 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.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Lopez | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 3 |
| Nadarius Clark | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 84 |
| J.R. Henson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 19 |
| Patrick Hope | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 1 |
| Marty Martinez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 29 |
| Sam Rasoul | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 38 |
| Irene Shin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 8 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
- Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- Reported from Local Government (8-Y 7-N)
- Referred to Committee on Local Government
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N)
- Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
- Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB951H1
- Committee substitute agreed to 24107383D-H1
- Read second time
- Read first time
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