HB1263
Public employees; repeals existing prohibition on collective bargaining, etc.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 24, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1263)
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Collective bargaining by public employees; individual home care providers; Virginia Home Care Authority established; Public Employee Relations Board established; 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 establishes the Virginia Home Care Authority within the Department of Medical Assistance Services to ensure the effectiveness and quality of the services of home care programs in the Commonwealth and tasks the Authority with serving as the public employer of individual providers, as defined in the bill, for purposes of collective bargaining pursuant to the bill's provisions. The bill repeals a provision that declares that in any procedure providing for the designation, selection, or authorization of a labor organization to represent employees the right of an individual employee to vote by secret ballot is a fundamental right that shall be guaranteed from infringement. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105325D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/27/2026 - House: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: Incorporates HB715 (Hope)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/05/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1263)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107216D-H1
- 02/10/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/11/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 02/12/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1263)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Review From JLARC (2/13/2026 12:31 am)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Review From JLARC (2/13/2026 12:54 pm)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107649D-H2
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute rejected
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/24/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1263)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108997D-S1
- 03/03/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1263)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/11/2026 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 99-N 0-A)
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/12/2026 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees: Tran, Ward, Wilt
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Surovell, Boysko, Stuart
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference substitute printed 26109999D-H3
- 03/14/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/14/2026 - House: Passed by temporarily
- 03/14/2026 - House: Passed by temporarily
- 03/14/2026 - House: House requested second conference committee
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Second conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Surovell, Boysko, Stuart
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference substitute printed 26110080D-H4
- 03/14/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/14/2026 - House: House Conferees: Tran, Ward, Wilt
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 34-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/24/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1263)
