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Panel reports local-option bill to protect building-service workers when contracts or ownership change
Summary
HB 2,559, a local-option bill introduced by Delegate Lopez, would permit localities to enact displaced-worker protections for building-service employees when a service contract changes hands or a building is sold; the subcommittee reported the substitute 5–2 after debate between labor advocates and building-owner groups.
Delegate Lopez presented House Bill 2,559 to the House Labor and Commerce Subcommittee on Feb. 12, 2025, asking the panel to approve a local-option measure that would let localities require protections for building-service workers when their contract is transferred or a building changes ownership.
Lopez said the bill mirrors a prior local-option measure (HB 951 in a prior session) and is limited to large facilities—examples listed in the bill include multifamily apartment buildings with more than 50 units;…
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