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SB 430 VA
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Authority of local governments; service employees.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Apr 8, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0385)

Summary

Authority of local governments; service employees. Permits a locality to provide for certain requirements concerning 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 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. This bill is identical to HB 338.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (27)

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100589D · upper
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
  3. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N) · upper
  4. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) · upper
  5. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106939D-S1 · upper
  6. Feb 4, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  7. Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  8. Feb 4, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  9. Feb 5, 2026 Read second time · upper
  10. Feb 5, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
  11. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossed by Senate committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
  12. Feb 6, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
  13. Feb 12, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  14. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
  15. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
  16. Feb 19, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce (14-Y 6-N) · lower
  17. Feb 23, 2026 Read second time · lower
  18. Feb 24, 2026 Read third time · lower
  19. Feb 24, 2026 Passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
  20. Feb 26, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  21. Feb 26, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB430ER) · upper
  22. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  23. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  24. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
  25. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  26. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 385 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  27. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0385) · executive

Text versions (8)

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.

  • Chaptered · PDF
  • Chaptered · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
  • Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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