VA SB623 | 2025 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous SB623
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-11-19 - Left in Finance and Appropriations
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-11-19 - Left in Finance and Appropriations
Pending: Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Collective bargaining by firefighters and emergency medical services providers. Authorizes firefighters and emergency medical services providers employed by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth to engage in collective bargaining through labor organizations or other designated representatives. The bill provides for the appointment of a three-member board of arbitration regarding any dispute arising between an employer and firefighters or emergency medical services providers. Under the bill, determinations made by such board of arbitration are final on a disputed issue and are binding on the parties involved.
Title
Firefighters and emergency medical services; collective bargaining by providers.
Sponsors
| Sen. Louise Lucas [D] | Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy [D] | Sen. Saddam Salim [D] | Sen. Russet Perry [D] |
| Sen. Angelia Williams Graves [D] | Del. Rozia Henson [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) (Y: 13 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (8-Y 6-N) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (8-Y 6-N) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-19 | Senate | Left in Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 24105500D-S1 |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (8-Y 6-N) |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104645D |
Same As/Similar To
SB623 (Carry Over) 2024-01-31 - Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N)
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | 55 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 40 | 1 | 57.2 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 40 | 1 | 57.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 40 | 1 | 57.4 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 40 | 1 | 57.7 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
