Relating to collective bargaining.
Summary
Requires public employer to grant reasonable paid time to public employee who is designated representative to engage in certain activities. Requires public employer, upon request by exclusive representative, to authorize release time to designated representative of exclusive representative. Authorizes public employer and exclusive representative to negotiate and enter into agreements regarding release time. Entitles designated representative to be restored to same position after conclusion of release time. Requires public employer to provide exclusive representative reasonable access to employees in appropriate bargaining unit. Requires employers to provide employee contact information to exclusive representative within certain time limits. Permits public employer to deduct dues, fees and assessments from salary and wages of public employee who has authorized deduction. Requires employer to pay amounts deducted to labor organization. Expands definition of "employment relations" to include labor organization access to represented employees. Makes certain activities, related to labor organization, ] attempts to influence employee to resign from or decline membership , use of employer's electronic mail to discourage membership ] in labor organization or to discourage authorization of deduction for payment to labor organization, ] and employer's encouragement of employee to revoke authorization of deduction for payment to labor organization and provision of certain personally identifiable information about public employees within bargaining unit to entity other than exclusive representative, ] unfair labor practices.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 21, 2019
Signed Jun 20, 2019
Floor votes · House Mar 27, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Jun 20, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Jun 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
lower
Jun 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed.
upper
May 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
upper
Mar 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Workforce.
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Barker. Passed.
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Minority Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Business and Labor.
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
4 primary · 32 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BW
Brad Witt
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Golden
DDemocratic
P
John Lively
DDemocratic
P
Kathleen Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
AK
Alissa Keny-Guyer
DDemocratic
Co
AS
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
Arnie Roblan
DDemocratic
Co
BS
Barbara Smith Warner
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Clem
DDemocratic
Co
Carla Piluso
DDemocratic
Co
Diego Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
ES
Elizabeth Steiner
DDemocratic
Co
Floyd Prozanski
DDemocratic
Co
Ginny Burdick
DDemocratic
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