SB917
Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Collective bargaining by public employees; 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 employees and local government employees. The bill requires public employers and employee organizations ... (More) that are exclusive bargaining representatives to meet at reasonable times to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. The bill repeals a provision that declares that, in any procedure providing for the designation, selection, or authorization of a labor organization to represent employees, the right of an individual employee to vote by secret ballot is a fundamental right that shall be guaranteed from infringement. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill incorporates SB 964, SB 1401, and SB 1033. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/05/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102162D
- 01/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Incorporates SB964 (Carroll Foy)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Incorporates SB1401 (Lucas)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105790D-S1
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB917)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Incorporates SB1033(Pekarsky)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25106420D-S2
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB917)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute rejected
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Senator Stanley, William M., Jr. Amendments rejected Close Floor Vote
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/12/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/13/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/13/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25107342D-H1
- 02/17/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB917)
- 02/18/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - House: Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- 02/18/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/18/2025 - House: Passed House with substitute (49-Y 48-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2025 - House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/18/2025 - House: Passed House with substitute (50-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
- 02/20/2025 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/20/2025 - House: House requested conference committee
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senators: Surovell, Locke, Stanley
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Tran, Cousins, Webert
- 02/22/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 25108078D-S3
- 02/22/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/24/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB917)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB917ER)
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB917)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Senate: Governor's Veto Received by Senate
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto
