SB378
Public employees; repeals existing prohibition on collective bargaining, etc.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 5, 2026
Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB378)
Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. 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
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105328D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (1/30/2026 8:51 am)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106841D-S1
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB378)
