BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 2929: Transp. gov. bodies/labor

Requiring the appointment of labor members to public transportation governing bodies.

Summary

Modifies the governing board requirements for metropolitan transit commissions, county transportation authorities, and public transportation benefit areas, to convert the mandated nonvoting labor representative into a voting member of the board, of each entity with such a member.
Prevents the labor representative on the governing board from voting on matters involving negotiations with labor organizations or discipline of represented employees.
Removes the requirement that the nonvoting labor representative on the governing board be excluded from attending executive sessions regarding labor negotiations.
Removes the ability of the chair or co-chairs of the governing board to exclude the nonvoting labor representative from attending executive sessions.

From the House Bill Analysis 2020 (HB 2929), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to requiring the appointment of labor members to public transportation governing bodies;

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

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

HB 2929 (2017–18) Legal entity renewals · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2929 (2015–16) Temporary homeless housing · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2929 (2009–10) SR 520 tolling revenue use · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2929 (2007–08) Certificate of need review · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2929 (2005–06) College-readiness standards · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2929 (2003–04) American beef ban · Enacted · Chapter 235, Laws of 2004
HB 2929 (2001–02) School safety · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2929 (1999–00) [B-site sewage systems · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate