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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 6183: Collective bargaining

Requiring public employee collective bargaining sessions to be open meetings.

Summary

  • The OPMA is applied to contract negotiations in collective bargaining with public employee units. Collective bargaining sessions with public employee organizations involving contract negotiations must be open to the public.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6183), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2014
  2. Out of committeeFeb 7, 2014
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
John Braun (R-20)
Introduced
January 16, 2014 in the Senate
Last action
March 3, 2014

AN ACT Relating to requiring public employee collective bargaining sessions to be open meetings;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John Braun (R-20)

9 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

Rodney Tom D-48Senator R-2Jan Angel R-26Barbara Bailey R-10Senator D-35Senator R-6Senator R-15Senator R-8Janéa Holmquist Newbry R-13

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.
  2. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  3. Minority; do not pass.
  4. GOV - Majority; do pass.
  5. First reading, referred to Governmental Operations.

SB 6183 in other sessions

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