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SB939

Employees of local governments; collective bargaining.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Dick Saslaw (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Labor and employment; collective bargaining; employees of counties, cities, and towns.

Permits counties, cities, and towns to adopt local ordinances authorizing them to (i) recognize any labor union or other employee association as a bargaining agent of any public officers or employees, except for Constitutional officers and their employees, and including public school employees and (ii) collectively bargain or enter into any collective bargaining contract with any such union or association or its agents with respect to any matter relating to them or their employment. The bill provides that prohibition against striking for public employees applies irrespective of any such local ordinance. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/13/2020 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20102021D
  • 01/13/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  • 02/03/2020 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 3-N)
  • 02/03/2020 - Senate: Incorporates SB1022 (Boysko)
  • 02/03/2020 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
  • 02/03/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107464D-S1
  • 02/06/2020 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 5-N)
  • 02/10/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
  • 02/11/2020 - Senate: Read second time
  • 02/11/2020 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/11/2020 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20107464D-S1
  • 02/11/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB939S1
  • 02/11/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/11/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/18/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/18/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 02/18/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
  • 02/25/2020 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
  • 02/25/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20109104D-H1
  • 02/26/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB939H1)
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Read second time
  • 02/28/2020 - House: Read third time
  • 02/28/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20109104D-H1
  • 02/28/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB939H1
  • 02/28/2020 - House: Passed House with substitute (54-Y 46-N)
  • 02/28/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 46-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/02/2020 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
  • 03/03/2020 - House: House insisted on substitute
  • 03/03/2020 - House: House requested conference committee
  • 03/04/2020 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (21-Y 19-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/04/2020 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 03/04/2020 - Senate: Senators: Saslaw, Barker, Norment
  • 03/05/2020 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 03/05/2020 - House: Delegates: Guzman, Krizek, Knight
  • 03/07/2020 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 03/07/2020 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 20109909D-S2
  • 03/08/2020 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 44-N)
  • 03/08/2020 - House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 44-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/08/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/08/2020 - Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
  • 03/08/2020 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/18/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB939ER)
  • 03/18/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/18/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/19/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/20/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB939ER)
  • 03/20/2020 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
  • 03/20/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 04/11/2020 - Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  • 04/22/2020 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 19-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 04/22/2020 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (47-Y 44-N)
  • 04/22/2020 - House: VOTE: (47-Y 44-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 04/22/2020 - Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
  • 04/22/2020 - Senate: Reenrolled
  • 04/22/2020 - Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB939ER2)
  • 04/22/2020 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 04/22/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  • 04/22/2020 - House: Enacted, Chapter 1276 (effective 5/1/21)
  • 04/22/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1276)