# Virginia HB951: Local government; authority, service employees, transition period.

Virginia HB951, Local government; authority, service employees, transition period., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic); status failed, last action 2024-11-19 (Left in Finance and Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB951-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB951
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Local government; authority, service employees, transition period.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-01-09
- Last action: 2024-11-19, Left in Finance and Appropriations
- Sponsor: Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (98 yes, 75 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Building service employees; public contracting. Permits any county, city, or town in the Commonwealth to provide for certain requirements concerning incumbent and successor service employers, defined in the bill, by local ordinance or resolution. For example, such local ordinance or resolution may require that successor service employers retain incumbent service employees during a transition period of 90 days. Under the bill, service employees are those who perform work in connection with the care or maintenance of property, services at an airport, or food preparation services at schools. The bill provides that a employer that violates the provisions of a local ordinance or resolution enacted pursuant to the bill may be subject to a civil action and monetary damages.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Local Government | pass | 8 | 7 |   |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 8 | 7 |   |
| 2024-02-13 | House | VOTE: Passage | pass | 51 | 48 |   |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | 12 | 10 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2024-11-19: Left in Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2024-02-29: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2024-02-26: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (Senate)
- 2024-02-26: Reported from Local Government (8-Y 7-N) (Senate)
- 2024-02-14: Referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2024-02-14: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2024-02-13: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 48-N) (House)
- 2024-02-13: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N) (House)
- 2024-02-12: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB951H1 (House)
- 2024-02-12: Committee substitute agreed to 24107383D-H1 (House)
- 2024-02-12: Read second time (House)
- 2024-02-11: Read first time (House)
- 2024-02-08: Committee substitute printed 24107383D-H1 (House)
- 2024-02-08: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (House)
- 2024-02-08: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2024-02-08: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered (House)
- 2024-01-23: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 (House)
- 2024-01-09: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House)
- 2024-01-09: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104771D (House)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2024-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB951)
- Introduced, 2024-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB951)

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- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB951)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB951-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).