AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR - UNION REPRESENTATION (Clarifies the rights and options of government employees who decide not to join their employer's exclusive bargaining unit.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Mar 21, 2019
Signed Jul 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Jun 11, 2019
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jul 8, 2019
Signed into law
07/08/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/27/2019 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 19, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/19/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 12, 2019
Committee
06/12/2019 Referred to House Labor
lower
Jun 11, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/11/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
May 29, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/29/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 1, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/01/2019 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
legislature
May 1, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/01/2019 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
legislature
Mar 21, 2019
Introduced
03/21/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
legislature
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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