# Virginia SB919: Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections. Virginia SB919, Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-04-02 (Senate sustained Governor's veto) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB919-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB919 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections. - Status: to governor - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-05 - Last action: 2025-04-02, Senate sustained Governor's veto - Sponsor: Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (239 yes, 123 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections. Requires the governing body or transportation district commission of any county or city that contracts with a private company to provide transportation services to (i) require such company to provide any employee of such company providing such services compensation and benefits that are, at a minimum, equivalent to the compensation and benefits provided to a public employee, as defined in the bill, with a position requiring equivalent qualifications and years of service; (ii) provide transportation services through such company's own employees; and (iii) if such transportation district commission, county, or city subsequently elects to provide its own system of public transportation, adopt an ordinance or resolution providing for collective bargaining, ensure all employees of such private company are offered employment with such subsequent public transportation system without loss of compensation or benefits, and ensure the recognition of any lawful collective bargaining representative of such private company's employees. This bill is identical to HB 2619. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Saddam Azlan Salim (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | House substitute agreed to by Senate | pass | 23 | 17 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 50 | 47 | | | 2025-02-13 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute | pass | 12 | 10 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2025-01-30 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-01-29 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 5 | | | 2025-01-24 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 | | | 2025-01-16 | Senate | Rereferred from Transportation to Commerce and Labor | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2025-04-02: Senate sustained Governor's veto (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB919) (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB919ER) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-19: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Passed House with substitute (50-Y 47-N) (House) - 2025-02-18: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2025-02-18: Labor and Commerce Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-18: Read third time (House) - 2025-02-17: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB919) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Committee substitute printed 25106896D-H1 (House) - 2025-02-13: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (House) - 2025-02-06: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House) - 2025-02-06: Read first time (House) - 2025-02-06: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2025-02-03: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Read second time and engrossed (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Impact statement from CLG (SB919) (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Rereferred from Transportation to Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB919) (Senate) - 2025-01-05: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate) - 2025-01-05: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100149D (Senate) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073646.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066358.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066357.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051172.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051615.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051171.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051614.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013787.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013786.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073646.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066358.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066357.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051172.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051615.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051171.PDF) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051614.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013787.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013786.PDF) ## 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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB919-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).