Local government; prohibit certain practices requiring contractors to provide certain benefits, etc. (HB422)
Introduced By
Del. Glenn Davis (R-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patron Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Prohibiting certain local government practices that would require contractors to provide certain compensation or benefits. Prohibits local governing bodies from establishing provisions that would require a wage floor of any other employee benefit or compensation, above what is otherwise required by state or federal law, to be provided by a contractor to its employees as part of a local government contract. Any such provisions previously adopted by a local governing body that did not receive the approval of the General Assembly shall be considered null and void. Read the Bill »
Status
02/17/2014: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
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01/04/2014 | Committee |
01/04/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102313D |
01/04/2014 | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
01/09/2014 | Assigned CC & T sub: #2 |
01/16/2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 3-N) |
01/30/2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 3-N) |
01/31/2014 | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2014 | Committee substitute printed 14104634D-H1 |
02/03/2014 | Read first time |
02/04/2014 | Read second time |
02/04/2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14104634D-H1 |
02/04/2014 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB422H1 |
02/05/2014 | Read third time and passed House (65-Y 29-N) |
02/05/2014 | VOTE: PASSAGE (65-Y 29-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/06/2014 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
02/12/2014 | Rereferred from Local Government (12-Y 0-N) |
02/12/2014 | Rereferred to Commerce and Labor |
02/17/2014 | Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
Comments
Charlottesville is one of the cities that would be affected by this, since they have a "living wage" ordinance, as described here.
Efforts to knock down wages, suppress workers standing together, end collective bargaining that that gives workers a fighting chance against the league of corporate lawyers in contract negotiations are the lowest form of capitalism.
That this is happening as wealth is concentrating into the hands of just a lucky few, and we have mostly millionaire's in elected office, and inequality is at historic highs. Add to that that the economy is stabled with consumer consumption just not happening. There are too many who have fallen from good jobs into autocratic service jobs that pay poverty wages and provide no benefits. And now we have efforts like this to limit workers ability to earn a "living wage" or better.