AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT -- EMPLOYEE FREE SPEECH RIGHTS
Summary
Protects employees free speech regarding political or religious matters.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 8, 2024
Last action May 1, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2024
How they voted
30–5
Passed
Total votes 35
Apr 30, 2024
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 1, 2024
Committee
05/01/2024 Referred to House Labor
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
04/30/2024 Senate read and passed
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Legislature · Passed
04/24/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 20, 2024
Committee
03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 8, 2024
Introduced
03/08/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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