SB 731 VA

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Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections; report. Requires the governing body of any county or city that contracts with a private company to provide transportation services to (i) require such company to provide any employee of such company providing such services compensation and benefits that are, at a minimum, equivalent to the compensation and benefits provided to a public employee, as defined in the bill, with a position requiring equivalent qualifications and years of service; (ii) provide transportation services through such company's own employees; and (iii) if such county or city subsequently elects to provide its own system of public transportation, adopt an ordinance or resolution providing for collective bargaining and ensure all employees of such private company are offered employment with such subsequent public transportation system without loss of compensation or benefits. The bill clarifies that the bill only applies to actions occurring on or after the effective date and excludes any action taken, contract signed, liability incurred, or right accrued prior to July 1, 2026, from the requirements. Finally, the bill directs the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to convene a work group to develop recommendations on how to implement the provisions of the bill and requires the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Labor and Commerce and Senate Committee on Local Government by November 1, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 547.

• Saddam Azlan Salim Democratic · primary

1. Jan 16, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104515D · upper
2. Jan 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
3. Feb 9, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
4. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Local Government with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N) · upper
5. Feb 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107439D-S1 · upper
6. Feb 11, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · upper
7. Feb 12, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Feb 12, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Feb 12, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · upper
11. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
13. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
14. Feb 20, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
15. Feb 20, 2026 Read first time · lower
16. Feb 20, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
17. Feb 20, 2026 House committee offered · lower
18. Feb 27, 2026 House committee offered · lower
19. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N) · lower
20. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108776D-H1 · lower
21. Mar 1, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety · lower
22. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N) · lower
23. Mar 6, 2026 Read second time · lower
24. Mar 9, 2026 Floor offered Delegate Helmer Amendments · lower
25. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · lower
26. Mar 9, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
27. Mar 9, 2026 Delegate Helmer Floor amendments agreed to · lower
28. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended · lower
29. Mar 9, 2026 Passed House with substitute with amendments (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
30. Mar 10, 2026 Counties, Cities and Towns Substituteagreed to by Senate · upper
31. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
32. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB731ER) · upper
33. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
34. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
35. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
36. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
37. Apr 13, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• House Amendments · HTML
• Delegate Helmer Amendments · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · PDF
• Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · PDF
• Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment · HTML
• Local Government Substitute · PDF
• Local Government Substitute · HTML
• Local Government Substitute · PDF
• Local Government Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML