Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment
This bill withdraws and repeals specific sections of a previous law that proposed a constitutional amendment regarding collective bargaining for state employees. By removing these sections, the legislation effectively cancels the plan to alter the state constitution on this issue. The bill also amends the remaining part of the original act, which was contingent on the successful passage and voter ratification of the now-withdrawn constitutional proposal. This action is taken to prevent duplicate or conflicting legal measures from remaining in effect.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2026
Committee Review
Aug 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Aug 2026
Senate Passage
Aug 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced Jul 29, 2026
Signed Aug 5, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Aug 4, 2026 · House of Delegates Aug 3, 2026
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
Aug 4, 2026
D
Democratic33
93% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Aug 5, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 882
executive
Aug 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Aug 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
upper
Aug 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Aug 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Aug 4, 2026
Committee
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Aug 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Aug 3, 2026
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
lower
Aug 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted
lower
Aug 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Moon) Adopted
lower
Aug 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
lower
Aug 3, 2026
Committee
First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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