1 | State | Sponsored legislation | Legislation summary | Sponsors' partisan affiliation | Companion bill | Most recent committee assignment | Current status in legislative process | Current as of date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Alaska | SB233 | This bill would prohibit payroll deductions for public-employee union dues or fees. | Republican | N/A | Senate Judiciary | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
3 | Arizona | HB2872 | This bill would establish disclosure requirements for unions. | Republican | N/A | House Regulatory Affairs | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
4 | Arizona | SB1606 | This bill would bar public agencies and political subdivisions from entering into public works contracts that require contractors to enter into a neutrality agreement with any labor organization. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Rules; Senate Government | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
5 | Arizona | SB1640 | This bill would establish collective bargaining rights for public-sector workers. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Rules; Senate Commerce | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
6 | California | AB2307 | This bill would require public-sector employers to provide union representatives paid release time to conduct certain union activities. | Democratic | N/A | Public Employment and Retirement | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
7 | California | AB249 | This bill would prohibit employers from deterring employees from becoming or remaining union members or opting out of union membership. | Republican | N/A | Public Employment and Retirement | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
8 | California | AB3096 | Existing law prohibits public employers from deterring or discouraging public employees or applicants from becoming or remaining members of a union. This bill would extend that provision to the University of California. | Democratic | N/A | Senate L, P.E., and R. | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
9 | California | AB969 | This bill would grant legislative employees the right to form, join, and participate in unions. | Democratic | N/A | Public Employment and Retirement | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
10 | California | SB1173 | Existing law requires public employers to provide unions with contact information for all employees within the bargaining unit. Existing law also requires that public employers provide unions with contact information for new employees within 30 days of hire. This bill would impose liability on employers who violate these provisions 3 or more times in a 12-month period. | Democratic | N/A | Appropriations | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
11 | Colorado | HB1169 | This bill would bar employers from requiring union membership or payment of union dues as a condition of employment. | Republican | N/A | House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
12 | Connecticut | HB05270 | This bill would grant union representatives access to new employee orientations and employee personal/contact information. It would also authorize payroll deductions for dues, vesting unions with the authority to maintain authorization records. | N/A | SB00228 | Joint Labor and Public Employees | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
13 | Connecticut | SB00228 | This bill would grant union representatives access to new employee orientations and employee personal/contact information. It would also authorize payroll deductions for dues, vesting unions with the authority to maintain authorization records. | N/A | HB05270 | Joint Labor and Public Employees | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
14 | Florida | H0001 | This bill would require employees who wish to join a union to sign a membership authorization form. It would require unions to revoke an employee's membership upon his or her written request. It would also require a signed authorization to deduct dues from an employee's salary. | Republican | S0804 | Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs; Rules | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
15 | Florida | S0804 | This bill would require employees who wish to join a union to sign a membership authorization form. It would require unions to revoke an employee's membership upon his or her written request. It would also require a signed authorization to deduct dues from an employee's salary. | Republican | H0001 | N/A | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
16 | Hawaii | HB862 | This bill would allow unions to refrain from representing non-members during grievance proceedings. | Democratic | N/A | Labor, Judiciary | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
17 | Hawaii | SB1147 | This bill would allow unions to refrain from representing non-members during grievance proceedings. | Democratic | N/A | Labor, WAM | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
18 | Hawaii | SB2770 | This bill would require public employers to reimburse unions for costs associated with collective bargaining, contract administration, etc. | Democratic | N/A | LCA, JDC | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
19 | Hawaii | SB487 | This bill would require employers to reimburse unions for costs incurred during the collective bargaining process. This bill would also rescind mandatory payroll deductions for non-member employees. | Democratic | N/A | LCA, WAM | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
20 | Illinois | HB2113 | This bill would remove language from state statutes requiring public who are not union members to pay agency fees. This bill would also authorize employees to bargain independently with employers. | Republican | N/A | Rules | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
21 | Illinois | HB2636 | This bill would establish the right of public employees to bargain independently with their employers. | Republican | N/A | Rules | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
22 | Illinois | HB3455 | This bill would exempt unions from requirements to represent non-members. This bill would also require employers to furnish unions with information on new employees. | Democratic | N/A | Rules | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
23 | Iowa | HF147 | This omnibus bill would make several changes to the state's public employee labor relations laws. | Democratic | SF176 | Labor | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
24 | Iowa | HF2074 | This bill requires that negotiations between public employers and employees include terms authorizing dues deduction checkoffs for employees who are union members. This bill also repeals a prohibition on public employers from authorizing or administering dues deductions. | Democratic | N/A | Labor | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
25 | Iowa | HF2075 | This bill would eliminate statutory language providing for public-sector union retention and recertification elections. It would also make other changes to the laws governing such elections. | Democratic | N/A | Labor | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
26 | Iowa | SF176 | This omnibus bill would make several changes to the state's public employee labor relations laws. | Democratic | HF147 | Labor and Business Relations | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
27 | Iowa | SF350 | This omnibus bill would make several changes to the state's public employee labor relations laws. | Democratic | N/A | Labor and Business Relations | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
28 | Kansas | HB2341 | This bill would ensure that a public employee can resign from his or her union. | N/A | N/A | Appropriations | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
29 | Kansas | HB2586 | This bill would permit public employees to rescind dues deduction authorizations at any time. | N/A | N/A | House Commerce, Labor, and Economic Development | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
30 | Kansas | SB175 | This bill would ensure that a public employee can rescind authorization for dues deductions. | N/A | N/A | Commerce | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
31 | Kansas | SB361 | This bill would permit public employees to rescind dues deduction authorizations at any time. | N/A | N/A | Senate Commerce | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
32 | Kentucky | HB231 | This bill would allow public-sector employees to form, join, and assist labor unions. | Democratic | N/A | House State Government | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
33 | Kentucky | HB251 | This bill would eliminate existing state laws restricting the rights of public-sector employees to form, join, and participate in unions. This bill would allow public employers to make agreements with labor unions requiring union membership as a condition of employment. | Democratic | N/A | House Economic Development and Workforce Investment | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
34 | Louisiana | HB572 | This bill would allow teachers and other school employees to cease witholding union dues from their wages at any time upon submitting a written or email request. | Republican | N/A | House Labor | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
35 | Maine | LD1960 | This bill would make communications between municipal/state workers and their unions confidential in proceedings before the Maine Labor Relations Board. | Bipartisan | N/A | Judiciary | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
36 | Maine | LD900 | This bill authorizes certain classes of public-sector employees to strike. | N/A | N/A | Labor and Housing | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
37 | Maryland | HB1134 | This bill would grant collective bargaining rights to certain employees of the circuit courts and the District Court of Maryland. | Democratic | SB388 | House Appropriations | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
38 | Maryland | HB1623 | This bill would establish collective bargaining rights for community college employees. | Democratic | N/A | House Rules and Executive Nominations | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
39 | Maryland | HB163 | This bill would prohibit employers from requiring employees to join, remain members of, or pay dues to a union as a condition of employment. | Republican | N/A | House Economic Matters | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
40 | Maryland | HB214 | This bill would grant collective bargaining rights to graduate assistants in the University of Maryland system, Morgan State University, and St. Mary's College. | Democratic | N/A | House Appropriations | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
41 | Maryland | HB775 | This bill would grant collective bargaining rights to certain faculty at Baltimore City Community College. | Democratic | N/A | House Appropriations | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
42 | Maryland | SB388 | This bill would grant collective bargaining rights to certain employees of the circuit courts and the District Court of Maryland. | N/A | HB1134 | Senate Finance and Judicial Proceedings | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
43 | Maryland | SB658 | This bill would grant collective bargaining rights to graduate assistants in the University of Maryland system, Morgan State University, and St. Mary's College. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Finance | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
44 | Massachusetts | H4744 | This bill would make it unlawful to file a civil action against any union for advising its members of their right to refuse to work "because of an abnormally dangerous condition at the place of employment." | Democratic | N/A | House Steering, Policy, and Scheduling | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
45 | Massachusetts | S2700 | This bill would make it unlawful to file a civil action against any union for advising its members of their right to refuse to work "because of an abnormally dangerous condition at the place of employment." | Democratic | N/A | Joint Judiciary | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
46 | Minnesota | HF2072 | This bill proposes a constitutional amendment establishing a right to collective bargaining. | Democratic | SF1244 | Labor | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
47 | Minnesota | HF352 | This bill would establish that employees have the right to work without being required to become members of or pay fees to a union. | Republican | N/A | Labor | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
48 | Minnesota | SF1244 | This bill proposes a constitutional amendment establishing a right to collective bargaining. | Democratic | HF2072 | Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
49 | Missouri | HB1906 | This bill would require public employees to provide annual written or electronic authorization for payroll deductions of union dues. | Republican | N/A | House Workforce Development | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
50 | Missouri | HB2341 | This bill would require public employees to provide annual written or electronic authorization for payroll deductions of union dues. | Republican | N/A | House Workforce Development | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
51 | New Hampshire | HB1290 | This bill would require the state public employee labor relations board to permit employees to vote by mail in certification elections. | Bipartisan | N/A | Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
52 | New Hampshire | HB1322 | This bill would prohibit university system funds from being used to oppose the formation of unions. | Democratic | N/A | Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
53 | New Hampshire | HB1399 | This bill would allow a bargaining unit to request certification of its union/representative. | Democratic | N/A | Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
54 | New Hampshire | HB1554 | This bill would provide for changes to public employee voting in certification elections. | Republican | N/A | Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
55 | New Hampshire | SB448 | This bill would require the state public employee labor relations board to certify a union as a bargaining unit's exclusive representative if that union receives a "majority written authorization." | Democratic | N/A | Senate Commerce | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
56 | New Hampshire | SB651 | This bill would prohibit collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a union. | Republican | N/A | Senate Judiciary | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
57 | New Jersey | A3987 | This bill would authorize public employers to grant unpaid leaves of absence to employees who are elected or appointed to service as union officers if such leave is provided for in collective bargaining agreements. The bill would also authorize public employers to grant paid leaves of absence for this purpose of such leave is provided for in collective bargaining agreements. | Republican | N/A | Assembly State and Local Government | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
58 | New Jersey | S1202 | This bill would require public employers to grant either unpaid or paid leave to employees who are elected or appointed as union officers. | Democratic | N/A | Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism, and Historic Preservation | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
59 | New Jersey | S2124 | This bill would payroll deduction of union dues from wages or salaries of public employees. | Republican | N/A | Senate Labor | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
60 | New Mexico | SB110 | This bill would make various amendments to the state's public-sector labor relations laws. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Finance | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
61 | New York | A00014 | This bill would enable public-sector unions to re-vote on written agreements that were initially voted down. | Democratic | N/A | Governmental Employees | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
62 | Ohio | HB733 | This bill would make employees of the General Assembly subject to the state's Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Law. | Democratic | N/A | House Commerce and Labor | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
63 | Oklahoma | HB1946 | This bill would require school districts to hold certification elections for labor organizations. This bill would also prohibit districts from making payroll deductions for labor organizations that collectively bargain on behalf of their members. | Republican | N/A | Judiciary | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
64 | Oklahoma | HB2208 | This bill would require school districts to hold certification elections for labor organizations. | Republican | N/A | Rules | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
65 | Oklahoma | HB2214 | This bill would prohibit school employees from striking during collective bargaining negotiations. | Republican | N/A | Common Education | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
66 | Oklahoma | SB1480 | This bill would authorize school employees to negotiate independently with their employers | Republican | N/A | Senate Education | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
67 | Oklahoma | SB1716 | This bill would require elections to certify school employee unions. | Republican | N/A | Senate Education | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
68 | Oklahoma | SB1724 | This bill would require written authorization for school employees to deduct union dues and political contributions from their paychecks. | Republican | N/A | Senate Education | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
69 | Virginia | SB5027 | This bill would establish that no local governmental entity is authorized to recognize or collectively bargain with a law enforcement employee union. Effective May 1, 2021, localities would have the authority to recognize such unions if a local ordinance allowing for such recognition is passed. | Republican | N/A | House Labor and Commerce | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
70 | Wisconsin | AB945 | This bill would allow most public-sector workers to bargain collectively over any increase in wages. This bill would change the vote threshold for establishing a union as a unit's bargaining agent from 51% all employees in the unit to a simple majority of all employes voting in the unit. It would also repeal an existing annual union recertification requirement. | Democratic | SB854 | House Labor and Integrated Employment | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
71 | California | AB2850 | This bill would specify that the Public Employment Relations Board has jurisdiction to enforce statutory provisions governing employer-employee relations within the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Appropriations | Enacted | 9/29/2020 |
72 | Vermont | S0254 | This bill would require public employers to provide unions with employee contact information. It would provide for the automatic deduction of union dues from members' paychecks, and it would permit unions to meet with new employees to provide them with information regarding union membership. | Democratic | N/A | House General, Housing, and Military Affairs | Enacted | 10/12/2020 |
73 | Virginia | HB582 | This bill would repeal the existing prohibition against collective bargaining by public employees. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Finance and Appropriations | Enacted | 4/22/2020 |
74 | Virginia | SB939 | This bill would permit local governments to recognize unions as bargaining agents for public-sector workers. | Democratic | N/A | House Labor and Commerce | Enacted | 4/22/2020 |
75 | Washington | HB2017 | This bill would establish collective bargaining rights for administrative law judges. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Rules | Enacted | 3/19/2020 |
76 | Oklahoma | SB587 | This bill would prohibit school districts from making payroll deductions for contributions to political organizations. | Republican | N/A | Finance | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
77 | Oklahoma | SB707 | This bill would require school districts to hold certification elections for labor organizations. | Republican | N/A | Education | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
78 | Pennsylvania | HB1178 | This bill would require public employers to provide unions with access to new employee orientations. | Bipartisan | N/A | Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
79 | Pennsylvania | HB2748 | This bill would allow public-sector workeres to leave unions at any point in time, as opposed to the 15-day window at the end of a collective bargaining agreement. It would also require re-certification elections for unions every three years. | Bipartisan | N/A | Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
80 | Pennsylvania | HB478 | This bill would require union recertification elections every six years. | Republican | N/A | Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
81 | Pennsylvania | HB506 | This bill would allow union members to resign at any time. | Republican | N/A | Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
82 | Pennsylvania | HB624 | This bill would extend the union resignation window from 15 to 45 days. | Republican | N/A | Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
83 | Pennsylvania | HB785 | This bill would require public employers to inform non-union employees and new employees that they do not have to join or pay fees to a union as a condition of employment | Republican | N/A | Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
84 | Pennsylvania | HB870 | This bill would allow public-sector workers to bargain independently or form unions separate from the certified bargaining unit. | Republican | N/A | Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
85 | Pennsylvania | SB222 | This bill would require public employers to provide unions with access to new employee orientations. | Democratic | N/A | Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
86 | Pennsylvania | SB371 | This bill would require public employers to notify all employees and job applicants that they do not have to join or pay fees to a union as a condition of employment. | Republican | N/A | Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
87 | Pennsylvania | SB448 | This bill would remove remove exemptions for collective bargaining agreements under the state's Sunshine Act and Right-to-Know law. | Republican | N/A | State Government | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
88 | Tennessee | HJR0687 | This bill proposes a constitutional amendment making it unlawful for the state and any of its subdivisions, as well as any person, corporation, or association, to make union participation a condition of employment. | Republican | N/A | House Consumer and Human Resources | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
89 | Vermont | H0700 | This bill would require employers to provide unions with employee contact information. It would provide for automatic deduction of union dues from members' paychecks. It would allow unions to meet with new employees to provide them with information about union membership. It would also prohibit recipients of state funds from interfering with union organization efforts. | Democratic | N/A | House General, Housing, and Military Affairs | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
90 | Vermont | S0152 | This bill would require employers to provide unions with employee contact information. It would also permit unions to meet with new employees. It would also provide for automatic deduction of dues from paychecks. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
91 | Virginia | HB327 | This bill would allow state and local government employers to recognize any union as the bargaining agent of any public employees. | Democratic | N/A | House Committee on Labor and Commerce | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
92 | Virginia | HB5021 | This bill would prohibit consideration of any action or discussion regarding the hiring, firing, or discipline of a local employee during collective bargaining negotiations. | Republican | N/A | House Labor and Commerce | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
93 | Virginia | SB1022 | This bill would repeal the existing prohibition against collective bargaining by public employees. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Commerce and Labor | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
94 | Virginia | SB5078 | This bill would prohibit municipalities from recognizing any labor union or association as the bargaining agent of any law enforcement agency. | Republican | N/A | Senate Commerce and Labor | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
95 | Washington | HB1333 | This bill would alter the definition of a public employee under the state's public employee's collective bargaining law. | Democratic | N/A | Rules | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
96 | Washington | HB1452 | This bill would extend collective bargaining rights to employees of the legislative branch of state government. | Democratic | SB5691 | Labor and Workplace Standards | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
97 | Washington | HB1845 | This bill would establish that payroll deduction authorizations must be made directly by employees to employers on at least a bi-annual basis. | Republican | N/A | Labor and Workplace Standards | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
98 | Washington | SB5169 | This bill would expand the definition of unfair labor practices as they relate to the interaction of public employers and state contractors with labor unions. | Democratic | N/A | Labor and Commerce | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
99 | Washington | SB5623 | This bill would declare that public employers and public-sector unions are not liable for claims involving agency fees paid to unions prior to Janus. | Democratic | HB1575 | Rules | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
100 | Washington | SB5691 | This bill would extend collective bargaining rights to employees of the legislative branch of state government. | Democratic | HB1452 | Labor and Commerce | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
101 | Washington | SB6224 | This bill would establish collective bargaining rights for administrative law judges. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Rules | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
102 | West Virginia | HB4624 | This bill would grant public employees the right to bargain collectively. | Bipartisan | N/A | House Industry and Labor | Dead | 12/31/2020 |
103 | Wisconsin | SB854 | This bill would allow most public-sector workers to bargain collectively over any increase in wages. This bill would change the vote threshold for establishing a union as a unit's bargaining agent from 51% all employees in the unit to a simple majority of all employees voting in the unit. It would also repeal an existing annual union recertification requirement. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Labor and Regulatory Reform | Dead | 12/31/2020 |