HB2559
Authority of local governments; definitions, service employess.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Alfonso Lopez (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Authority of local governments; service employees
. 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 ... (More) 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 an 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102675D
- 01/12/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/21/2025 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 01/23/2025 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 01/27/2025 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 01/28/2025 - House: Referred from Counties, Cities and Towns and referred to Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/29/2025 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/29/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106365D-H1
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107113D-S1
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Local Government Substitute agreed to
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 15-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2025 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2025 - House: Reconsideration of Senate substitute agreed to by House
- 02/18/2025 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (50-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 02/20/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2559ER)
- 02/20/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
- 03/05/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
