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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 6082: Labor bargaining/neutrality

Ensuring the neutrality of public employers and state contractors with regard to employees exercising their rights to collectively bargain.

Summary

  • Makes it an unfair labor practice for an employer to not maintain neutrality with regard to employees seeking to exercise their collective bargaining rights.
  • Requires bidders on public works contracts and state goods and services contracts to certify that they will not influence employees seeking to exercise their collective bargaining rights.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6082), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2018
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bob Hasegawa (D-11)
Introduced
January 8, 2018 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to ensuring the neutrality of public employers and state contractors with regard to employees exercising their rights to collectively bargain;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bob Hasegawa (D-11)

17 co-sponsors (17 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Steve Conway D-29Rebecca Saldaña D-37Maralyn Chase D-32Karen Keiser D-33Kevin Ranker D-40Jeannie Darneille D-27Lisa Wellman D-41Sharon Nelson D-34John McCoy D-38Christine Rolfes D-23Dean Takko D-19Patty Kuderer D-48Annette Cleveland D-49Mark Mullet D-5Kevin Van De Wege D-24Senator D-36Senator D-22

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 6082 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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