Alex Askew
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 95
Primary
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 establishes the Fire Service Cooperation Board to administer its provisions. 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. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.
A BILL to amend and reenact ยงยง 40.1-55, 40.1-57.2, and 40.1-57.3 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 4 of Title 40.1 an article numbered 2.2, consisting of sections numbered 40.1-57.4 through 40.1-57.10, relating to collective bargaining by firefighters and emergency medical services providers.
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Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (10-Y 5-N)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2495)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104258D
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
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| Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2495) |
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