AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT (Protects the rights of employees in the workplace relating to free speech, assembly and religion as well as attendance at employer-sponsored meetings regarding political or religious matters)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2023
Last action Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2023
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
Jun 8, 2023
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 9, 2023
Committee
06/09/2023 Referred to House Labor
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/08/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
May 31, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/31/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 10, 2023
Committee
05/10/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced
02/21/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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