HB2764
Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran (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 has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/17/2025 - House: Presented and ordered printed 25104837D
- 01/17/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/23/2025 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/23/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/28/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2764)
- 01/29/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/30/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N 1-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107059D-S1
- 02/11/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2764)
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2025 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 97-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/20/2025 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/2025 - House: Delegates: Tran, Cousins, Webert
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senators: Surovell, Locke, Peake
- 02/22/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/22/2025 - House: Conference substitute printed 25108076D-H1
- 02/22/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (49-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/22/2025 - House: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
- 02/22/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (50-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/22/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/24/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2764)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2764ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2764)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: 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 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 04/02/2025 - House: Requires 64 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
