Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2024
Last action Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2024
How they voted
32–12
Passed
Total votes 44
Mar 18, 2024
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican13
92% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 4, 2024
Committee
Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 3, 2024
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
upper
Apr 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Motion Special Order until 4/3 (Senator Gallion) Adopted
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Apr 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-12)
senate
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
First Reading Finance and Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
12 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Muse
DDemocratic
P
Ben Kramer
DDemocratic
P
Clarence Lam
DDemocratic
P
Guy Guzzone
DDemocratic
P
Jim Rosapepe
DDemocratic
P
Johnny Salling
RRepublican
P
Kathy Klausmeier
DDemocratic
P
Malcolm Augustine
DDemocratic
P
Mary Washington
DDemocratic
P
Michael Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Nancy King
DDemocratic
P
Shelly Hettleman
DDemocratic
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