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VA · HB1263FINAL · 57 COSPONSORS

Public employees; repeals existing prohibition on collective bargaining, etc.

Where it is in the process
Plain-English Summary

Collective bargaining by public employees; individual home care providers; Virginia Home Care Council 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 employee…

Source: OpenStates · fetched May 14, 2026

Who it affects
W-2 worker (non-union)

Gains the right to collectively bargain with their employers.

Caregiver (family or unpaid)

Individual home care providers will be able to collectively bargain.

AI-extracted
Who This AffectsAI analysis
  • W-2 worker (non-union)directMajor impactHigh certainty

    Gains the right to collectively bargain with their employers.

    Repeals the existing prohibition on collective bargaining by public employees.· General
  • Caregiver (family or unpaid)directMajor impactHigh certainty

    Individual home care providers will be able to collectively bargain.

    Collective bargaining by public employees; individual home care providers;· General
What the Bill Does
  • Repeals the prohibition on collective bargaining for public employees.
  • Establishes the Public Employee Relations Board to determine bargaining units and conduct elections.
  • Allows individual home care providers to collectively bargain.
Votes
Sponsorship · 58 Sponsors
Democrat58Republican0Independent0Other0
  • D · PrimeKathy Tran
  • D · CoElizabeth Guzman
  • D · CoDestiny LeVere Bolling
  • D · CoCharlie Schmidt
  • D · CoJeion Ward
  • D · CoJessica Anderson
  • D · CoBonita Anthony
  • D · CoAlex Askew
  • D · CoElizabeth Bennett-Parker
  • D · CoGretchen Bulova
  • D · CoKatrina Callsen
  • D · CoKaren Carnegie
  • D · CoBetsy Carr
  • D · CoStacey Annie Carroll
  • D · CoLaura Jane Cohen
  • D · CoJoshua Cole
  • D · CoNicole Cole
  • D · CoKelly Convirs-Fowler
  • D · CoRae Cousins
  • D · CoMark Downey
  • D · CoMichael Feggans
  • D · CoLily Franklin
  • D · CoDebra Gardner
  • D · CoJackie Glass
  • D · CoC.E. Hayes
  • D · CoDan Helmer
  • D · CoRozia Henson
  • D · CoPhil Hernandez
  • D · CoCharniele Herring
  • D · CoPatrick Hope
  • D · CoKaren Keys-Gamarra
  • D · CoPaul Krizek
  • D · CoAmy Laufer
  • D · CoAlfonso Lopez
  • D · CoMichelle Maldonado
  • D · CoMarty Martinez
  • D · CoAdele McClure
  • D · CoGarrett McGuire
  • D · CoDelores McQuinn
  • D · CoLeslie Chambers Mehta
  • D · CoMay Nivar
  • D · CoKimberly Pope Adams
  • D · CoMarcia Price
  • D · CoSam Rasoul
  • D · CoAtoosa Reaser
  • D · CoDavid Reid
  • D · CoHolly Seibold
  • D · CoIrene Shin
  • D · CoMarcus Simon
  • D · CoShelly Simonds
  • D · CoJ.J. Singh
  • D · CoRichard Sullivan
  • D · CoJoshua Thomas
  • D · CoVirgil Thornton
  • D · CoVivian Watts
  • D · CoRodney Willett
  • D · CoSaddam Salim
  • D · CoKannan Srinivasan
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