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 | Arizona | HB2630 | This bill would make it a class 2 misdemeanor to harass or intimidate someone because they want to join or have joined a union. It would require employers to allow unions to make up to an hour-long presentation to new employees. | Democratic | N/A | N/A | Dead | 6/25/2022 |
3 | Arizona | HB2631 | This bill would repeal the state's right-to-work statute. For the bill to go into effect, voters would have to amend the Arizona Constitution at the next election, repealing Article XXV. | Democratic | N/A | House Commerce; Government and Elections; Rules | Dead | 6/25/2022 |
4 | Arizona | SB1166 | This bill would prohibit public employers from spending public money on a union's political or lobbying activities. It would prohibit public employers from contracting with a public employee to perform a union's political or lobbying activities, and it would prohibit public employers from providing paid leave or other compensation to employees performing a union's political or lobbying activities. There is an exception for law enforcement and firefighters. | Republican | N/A | Senate Conference | Enacted | 4/6/2022 |
5 | Arizona | SB1420 | This bill would repeal the state's right-to-work statute. For the bill to go into effect, voters would have to amend the Arizona Constitution at the next election, repealing Article XXV. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Commerce; Rules | Dead | 6/25/2022 |
6 | Arizona | SB1553 | This bill would enact the Public Employee Bargaining Act, an omnibus public-sector labor bill. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Commerce; Rules | Dead | 6/25/2022 |
7 | California | AB158 | This trailer bill would provide for appropriations related to the budget, which included a proposed tax credit for union dues. | N/A | N/A | Senate Budget and Fiscal Review | Enacted | 9/29/2022 |
8 | California | AB189 | This appropriations bill includes an ongoing proposal for the creation of a tax credit for union dues. | N/A | SB189 | Senate Budget and Fiscal Review | Dead | 8/31/2022 |
9 | California | AB314 | This bill would grant employees of the state legislature the right to form, join, and participate in unions. | Democratic | N/A | N/A | Dead | 2/1/2022 |
10 | California | AB1484 | This bill would prohibit a public school employer from deducting the amount of a fair share service fee or alternative fee from a public school employee's pay without the employee's written permission. The authorization would only be valid for the calendar year in which it was given, unless terminated. | Republican | N/A | Assembly Public Employees and Retirement | Dead | 1/31/2022 |
11 | California | AB1577 | This bill would allow state legislative employees to organize and bargain collectively. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Appropriations | Dead | 8/31/2022 |
12 | California | AB1714 | This bill would allow unions representing excluded state employees to request arbitration with the Department of Human Resources in certain circumstances. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Appropriations | Vetoed | 9/18/2022 |
13 | California | AB2261 | This bill would shorten the time within which unions must make financial records available after the end of the fiscal year from 90 days to 60 days. | Republican | N/A | N/A | Dead | 8/31/2022 |
14 | California | AB2497 | This bill would require state higher education employers to distribute union membership authorization forms to new employees during the orientation process and return completed forms to the exclusive representative. | Democratic | N/A | Assembly Public Employment and Retirement | Dead | 8/31/2022 |
15 | California | AB2556 | This bill would change the time for a public agency to implement its final offer after mediation from 10 to 15 days after the factfinding panel has submitted its recommendation. It would also authorize a union to charge certain employees under the Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act for the cost of requested representation if they decline union membership. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Appropriations | Enacted | 9/18/2022 |
16 | California | SB189 | This appropriations bill includes an ongoing proposal for the creation of a tax credit for union dues. | N/A | AB189 | Assembly Budget | Enacted | 6/30/2022 |
17 | California | SB931 | This bill would allow a union to bring a claim before the Public Employment Relations Board against a public employer allegedly in violation of California Government Code Section 3550 and would set civil penalties for violations. Section 3550 prohibits public employers from discouraging union membership. | Democratic | N/A | Assembly Appropriations | Enacted | 9/29/2022 |
18 | California | SB1313 | This bill would prohibit Los Angeles County from discriminating against union members by limiting employee health benefits. | Democratic | N/A | Assembly Appropriations | Vetoed | 9/28/2022 |
19 | California | SB1406 | This bill would allow unions representing excluded state employees to request arbitration with the Department of Human Resources in certain circumstances. | Democratic | N/A | Assembly Appropriations | Vetoed | 9/18/2022 |
20 | Colorado | SB109 | This bill would prohibit public employees and unions from carrying out certain actions including strikes and work slowdowns. It would give public employers permission to seek a court injunction against such actions. | Republican | N/A | Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs | Dead | 2/15/2022 |
21 | Colorado | SB230 | This bill would give certain county employees the right to organize and bargain collectively beginning in 2023. | Democratic | N/A | House Appropriations | Enacted | 5/27/2022 |
22 | Connecticut | SB00209 | This bill would recognize probate court employees as state employees for collective bargaining purposes. | N/A | N/A | Senate Appropriations | Dead | 5/4/2022 |
23 | Connecticut | SB00318 | This bill would prohibit employers from requiring employees to attend employer-sponsored meetings or view materials with the primary purpose of communicating the employer's views on political matters, including the decision to join a union. | N/A | N/A | Joint Labor and Public Employees | Dead | 5/4/2022 |
24 | Connecticut | SB00319 | This bill would require municipal arbitration to be resolved within six months of when the proceedings on the case began. | N/A | N/A | Joint Labor and Public Employees | Dead | 5/4/2022 |
25 | Delaware | SB201 | This bill would apply the Delaware Public Employment Relations Act to employers with 10 or more full-time employees, rather than 100 or more full-time employees. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Labor | Dead | 6/30/2022 |
26 | Florida | H1197 | This bill would require certain public employees to sign an authorization form before joining a union acknowledging that union membership is not a condition for employment and that membership and dues are voluntary. It would require unions to allow certain public employees to end their membership by a written request. The bill would also prevent employers from deducting dues from certain employees' paychecks. It would also amend requirements for bargaining agent recertification and union registration renewal. | Republican | S1458 | Senate Rules | Dead | 3/14/2022 |
27 | Florida | S1458 | This bill would require certain public employees to sign an authorization form before joining a union acknowledging that union membership is not a condition for employment and that membership and dues are voluntary. It would require unions to allow certain public employees to end their membership by a written request. The bill would also prevent employers from deducting dues from certain employees' paychecks. It would also amend requirements for bargaining agent recertification and union registration renewal. | Republican | H1197 | Senate Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations | Dead | 3/14/2022 |
28 | Georgia | HB1576 | This bill would allow public employees to organize and bargain collectively. It would prohibit strikes against public employers. The bill would establish the Georgia Public Employees Relations Board. It would allow union dues to be deducted from members' wages if the employee gives written authorization. It would set terms for the certification of unions as exclusive bargaining agents and set collective bargaining procedures. | Democratic | N/A | N/A | Dead | 4/4/2022 |
29 | Hawaii | SB354 | This bill would require public employers to reimburse unions for costs involved with the collective bargaining process and contract administration. It would also repeal the statute providing for mandatory payroll deductions from non-member employees in a bargaining unit. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Labor, Culture, and the Arts; Senate Ways and Means | Dead | 5/5/2022 |
30 | Illinois | HB0646 | This bill would extend collective bargaining rights to legislative assistants. | Democratic | SB2458 | House Rules | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
31 | Illinois | HB3891 | This bill would establish that police union contracts no longer supersede state law. | Democratic | N/A | House Rules | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
32 | Illinois | HB3892 | This bill would limit peace officer contract negotiations to the subject of wages only. | Democratic | N/A | House Labor and Commerce | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
33 | Illinois | HB4960 | This bill would apply the definitions of "confidential employee," "managerial employee," and "supervisor" in the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act to all public employees. It would prevent any public employee position from being excluded from a bargaining unit before the position is filled. | Democratic | SB3773 | House Rules | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
34 | Illinois | HB5009 | This bill would provide that terminations or more than 30-day suspensions of peace officers resulting from arbitration are subject to judicial review. It would set certain conditions of enforceability for written agreements about grievance procedures between law enforcement agencies and peace officer bargaining units. It would require the Illinois Labor Relations Board to adopt certain rules for law enforcement officers. | Democratic | SB4021 | House Police & Fire Committee | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
35 | Illinois | HB5107 | This bill would define educational supervisors (e.g., principals and assistant principals) as educational employees for the purpose of collective bargaining. The bill would not allow educational supervisors in positions requiring an administrative license to strike. The bill would only apply to districts organized under Article 34 of the Illinois School Code, which applies to cities with a population of more than 500,000. | Democratic | N/A | House Labor & Commerce | Enacted | 2/10/2023 |
36 | Illinois | SB2458 | This bill would extend collective bargaining rights to legislative assistants. | Democratic | HB0646 | Senate Assignments | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
37 | Illinois | SB3773 | This bill would apply the definitions of "confidential employee," "managerial employee," and "supervisor" in the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act to all public employees. It would prevent any public employee position from being excluded from a bargaining unit before the position is filled. | Democratic | HB4960 | Senate Assignments | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
38 | Illinois | SB4021 | This bill would provide that terminations or more than 30-day suspensions of peace officers resulting from arbitration are subject to judicial review. It would set certain conditions of enforceability for written agreements about grievance procedures between law enforcement agencies and peace officer bargaining units. It would require the Illinois Labor Relations Board to adopt certain rules for law enforcement officers. | Democratic | HB5009 | Senate Assignments | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
39 | Indiana | SB0297 | This bill would amend the language of the authorization form school employees must sign before union dues may be deducted from their pay. | Republican | N/A | House Employment, Labor and Pensions | Enacted | 3/7/2022 |
40 | Iowa | HF110 | This bill would expand the range of mandatory subjects of public-employee collective bargaining. | Democratic | N/A | House Labor | Dead | 5/24/2022 |
41 | Iowa | HF111 | This bill would expand the range of mandatory subjects of public-employee collective bargaining. | Democratic | N/A | House Labor | Dead | 5/24/2022 |
42 | Iowa | HF177 | This bill would repeal statutory language requiring public-sector unions to undergo retention and recertification elections. | Democratic | N/A | House Labor | Dead | 5/24/2022 |
43 | Iowa | HF179 | This bill would repeal 2017's HF291, which restricted collective bargaining rights for non-public safety workers. | Democratic | SF141 | House Labor | Dead | 5/24/2022 |
44 | Iowa | SF141 | This bill would repeal 2017's HF291, which restricted collective bargaining rights for non-public safety workers. | Democratic | HF179 | Senate Labor and Business Relations | Dead | 5/24/2022 |
45 | Iowa | HF2404 | This bill would include amending and reconsidering the composition of bargaining units, in addition to determining appropriate bargaining units, among the duties of the public employment relations board. | Democratic | N/A | House State Government | Dead | 5/24/2022 |
46 | Kansas | HB2354 | This bill would establish that public employees may revoke authorization for employers to withhold union dues from their wages by submitting a written or emailed request to the employer, and employers must immediately cease withholding dues. The bill requires public employers to provide an annual written notification of rights and a request form to employees. The bill also requires public employees to annually renew their dues withholding authorization by signing a form with language stipulated by the bill. Employers must confirm the authorization by email before withholding dues. | N/A | N/A | House Commerce, Labor, and Economic Development | Dead | 5/23/2022 |
47 | Kansas | SB511 | This bill would establish that public employees may revoke authorization for employers to withhold union dues from their wages by submitting a written or emailed request to the employer, and employers must immediately cease withholding dues. The bill requires public employers to provide an annual written notification of rights and a request form to employees. The bill also requires public employees to annually renew their dues withholding authorization by signing a form with language stipulated by the bill. Employers must confirm the authorization by email before withholding dues. | N/A | N/A | Senate Commerce | Dead | 5/23/2022 |
48 | Kentucky | HB111 | This bill would remove current restrictions on public employee collective organizing and strikes. It would repeal requirements for dues deduction authorizations. It would prevent state law from prohibiting public employers and local governments from requiring union membership for employment. | Democratic | N/A | House Committee on Committees | Dead | 4/14/2022 |
49 | Kentucky | HB537 | This bill would establish the right of Kentucky's executive, legislative, and judicial branch employees to bargain collectively through an exclusive representative. It would repeal a prohibition on public employee strikes. | Democratic | N/A | House Committee on Committees | Dead | 2/24/2022 |
50 | Kentucky | HB592 | This bill would establish the right of Kentucky's executive, legislative, and judicial branch employees to bargain collectively through an exclusive representative. | Democratic | N/A | House Committee on Committees | Dead | 4/14/2022 |
51 | Kentucky | SB362 | This bill would remove current restrictions on public employee collective organizing and strikes. It would repeal requirements for dues deduction authorizations. It would prevent state law from prohibiting public employers and local governments from requiring union membership for employment. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor | Dead | 4/14/2022 |
52 | Kentucky | SB7 | This bill would prohibit public employers from deducting union dues or fees from an employee's pay without written authorization by way of a authorization-for-withholding form described in the bill. Employees would be able to revoke authorization at any time. The bill would also prevent public employers from assisting unions in collecting payments or personal information to be used to fund political activities. | Republican | N/A | Senate Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor | Dead | 4/14/2022 |
53 | Louisiana | HB663 | This bill would allow public employees to resign from union membership and revoke dues deduction authorizations at any time. It would require employees to annually renew dues deduction authorizations by signing a form described in the bill. The public employer would be required to confirm the authorization by email. | Republican | N/A | House Labor and Industrial Relations | Dead | 6/6/2022 |
54 | Maine | LD449 | Existing law requires public employers and collective bargaining agents to meet within 10 days of receiving written notice of a request for a bargaining meeting. This only applies if the parties have not otherwise agreed in an earlier contract. This bill would eliminate that exception. | Democratic | N/A | Labor and Housing | Enacted | 5/8/2022 |
55 | Maine | LD555 | This bill would grant most public-sector employees the right to strike. Select public safety and judicial employees would not be allowed to strike. | Democratic | N/A | Joint Labor and Housing | Dead | 2/16/2022 |
56 | Maryland | HB90 | This bill would extend collective bargaining rights to the deputy public defender, district public defenders, and assistant public defenders. | Democratic | SB255 | Senate Finance | Enacted | 4/9/2022 |
57 | Maryland | HB172 | This bill would allow the amount of union dues paid in a year to be subtracted from taxable state income. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Budget and Taxation | Vetoed | 5/27/2022 |
58 | Maryland | SB118 | This bill would extend collective bargaining rights to certain graduate students within the University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, and St. Mary's College of Maryland. | Democratic | HB751 | Senate Finance | Dead | 4/11/2022 |
59 | Maryland | SB255 | This bill would extend collective bargaining rights to the deputy public defender, district public defenders, and assistant public defenders. | Democratic | HB90 | House Appropriations | Dead | 4/11/2022 |
60 | Maryland | HB458 | This bill would require the involvement of a neutral arbitrator in the collective bargaining process for state employees. | Democratic | SB472 | House Appropriations | Dead | 4/11/2022 |
61 | Maryland | HB504 | This bill would authorize school employees to strike. | Democratic | N/A | House Ways and Means | Dead | 2/21/2022 |
62 | Maryland | SB475 | This bill would extend collective bargaining rights to Maryland Transit Administration Police sergeants and supervisors. | Democratic | HB580 | House Appropriations | Dead | 4/11/2022 |
63 | Maryland | SB472 | This bill would require the involvement of a neutral arbitrator in the collective bargaining process for state employees. | Democratic | HB458 | Senate Budget and Taxation; Finance | Dead | 4/11/2022 |
64 | Maryland | HB580 | This bill would extend collective bargaining rights to Maryland Transit Administration Police sergeants and supervisors. | Democratic | SB475 | Senate Finance | Enacted | 4/9/2022 |
65 | Maryland | HB751 | This bill would extend collective bargaining rights to certain graduate students within the University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, and St. Mary's College of Maryland. | Democratic | SB118 | House Appropriations | Dead | 4/11/2022 |
66 | Maryland | HB1225 | This bill would extend collective bargaining rights to certain Harford County Public Library employees. It would prohibit employees from striking. | Democratic | N/A | House Appropriations | Dead | 4/11/2022 |
67 | Maryland | HB1432 | This bill would repeal parts of the law that authorize or require unions to charge fees to nonmembers. | Republican | N/A | House Rules and Executive Nominations | Dead | 4/11/2022 |
68 | Maryland | HB1485 | This bill would extend collective bargaining rights to certain employees of the Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery. | Democratic | N/A | House Appropriations | Dead | 4/11/2022 |
69 | Massachusetts | H1946 | This bill would allow public-sector employees to strike. | Democratic | N/A | Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
70 | Massachusetts | H2060 | This bill would establish that the personal contact information of public-sector workers cannot be made public. It would allow such information to be disclosed to labor unions. | Democratic | N/A | Joint Labor and Workforce Development | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
71 | Massachusetts | H2061 | This bill would establish that the personal contact information of public-sector workers cannot be made public. It would allow such information to be disclosed to labor unions. | Democratic | N/A | Joint Labor and Workforce Development | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
72 | Massachusetts | H2038 | This bill would amend the laws governing strikes by public-sector workers. | Bipartisan | N/A | Joint Labor and Workforce Development | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
73 | Massachusetts | S1245 | This bill would amend the laws governing strikes by public-sector workers. | Bipartisan | N/A | Joint Labor and Workforce Development | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
74 | Michigan | HB4176 | This bill would allow a public-sector union to require non-members it represents to pay a service fee to the union. | Democratic | N/A | House Workforce, Trades, and Talent | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
75 | Michigan | HB5809 | This bill would repeal a prohibition on public school employers using school resources to assist unions in collecting dues or fees. | Democratic | N/A | House Education | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
76 | Michigan | HB5815 | This bill would prohibit a public employer from ceasing or subcontracting its operations within the first year after employees certify a bargaining representative. | Democratic | N/A | House Workforce, Trades, And Talent | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
77 | Michigan | HB5826 | This bill would prohibit employers, including public employers, from requiring employees to attend a meeting with the primary purpose of discouraging unionization and collective bargaining. | Democratic | N/A | House Commerce And Tourism | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
78 | Michigan | HB5806 | This bill would amend the public employment relations law to remove school principals and assistant principals from the definition of "public school administrator" and repeal part of the law allowing public school administrators to not be considered public employees in certain circumstances. | Democratic | N/A | House Education | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
79 | Michigan | SB0898 | This bill would prohibit a public employer from ceasing or subcontracting its operations within the first year after employees certify a bargaining representative. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Government Operations | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
80 | Michigan | SB0907 | This bill would prohibit employers, including public employers, from requiring employees to attend a meeting with the primary purpose of discouraging unionization and collective bargaining. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Government Operations | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
81 | Michigan | SB0903 | This bill would amend the public employment relations law to remove school principals and assistant principals from the definition of "public school administrator" and repeal part of the law allowing public school administrators to not be considered public employees in certain circumstances. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Government Operations | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
82 | Michigan | SB1093 | This bill would remove a current prohibition on public employers using school resources to assist a union in collecting dues. It would also remove a requirement for unions to have an independent examiner verify the union's calculation of expenditures related to collective bargaining and for those calculations to be made public. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Education And Career Readiness | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
83 | Minnesota | HF603 | This bill would require public employers to provide certain personnel data to unions. It would require public employers to give unions access to employees, including through worksite meetings, new employee orientations, and email. It would also stipulate that unions are not liable for fees collected under state law before Janus v. AFSCME. | Democratic | SF885 | House Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy | Dead | 5/23/2022 |
84 | Minnesota | HF543 | This bill would repeal exclusive representatives' authority to charge fair share fees to public employees. | Republican | N/A | House Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy | Dead | 5/23/2022 |
85 | Minnesota | SF885 | This bill would require public employers to provide certain personnel data to unions. It would require public employers to give unions access to employees, including through worksite meetings, new employee orientations, and email. It would also stipulate that unions are not liable for fees collected under state law before Janus v. AFSCME. | Democratic | HF603 | Senate State Government Finance and Policy and Elections | Dead | 5/23/2022 |
86 | Minnesota | HF2005 | This bill would require public employers to provide certain personnel data to unions. It would require public employers to give unions access to employees, including through worksite meetings, new employee orientations, and email. It would require public employers to rely on information from unions about authorization and cancellation of deductions rather than requests from individual employees. It would also stipulate that unions are not liable for fees collected under state law before Janus v. AFSCME. | Democratic | SF2293 | House State Government Finance and Elections | Dead | 5/23/2022 |
87 | Minnesota | SF2293 | This bill would require public employers to provide certain personnel data to unions. It would require public employers to give unions access to employees, including through worksite meetings, new employee orientations, and email. It would require public employers to rely on information from unions about authorization and cancellation of deductions rather than requests from individual employees. It would also stipulate that unions are not liable for fees collected under state law before Janus v. AFSCME. | Democratic | HF2005 | Senate State Government Finance and Policy and Elections | Dead | 5/23/2022 |
88 | Minnesota | HF2491 | This bill would prohibit public employers from requiring employees to join or pay fees to a union as a condition of employment. It would stipulate that public employees may revoke a dues deduction authorization at will. It would also repeal unions' authority to charge fair share fees to public employees. | Republican | N/A | House Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy | Dead | 5/23/2022 |
89 | Minnesota | HF2729 | This bill would give legislative employees the right to elect exclusive representatives for collective bargaining. | Democratic | SF3952 | House Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy | Dead | 5/23/2022 |
90 | Minnesota | SF3241 | This bill would prevent unions representing law enforcement officers from using pattern bargaining. | Republican | HF3778 | Senate State Government Finance and Policy and Elections | Dead | 5/23/2022 |
91 | Minnesota | HF3778 | This bill would prevent unions representing law enforcement officers from using pattern bargaining. | Republican | SF3241 | House State Government Finance and Elections | Dead | 5/23/2022 |
92 | Minnesota | SF3952 | This bill would give legislative employees the right to elect exclusive representatives for collective bargaining. | Democratic | HF2729 | Senate State Government Finance and Policy and Elections | Dead | 5/23/2022 |
93 | Minnesota | HF4730 | This bill would prevent unions representing law enforcement officers from using pattern bargaining. | Republican | N/A | House State Government Finance and Elections | Dead | 5/23/2022 |
94 | Minnesota | SF4574 | This bill would eliminate the requirement for the state legislature to approve negotiated collective bargaining agreements and arbitration awards for state employees. | Democratic | N/A | Senate State Government Finance and Policy and Elections | Dead | 5/23/2022 |
95 | Missouri | HB2121 | This bill would establish the "Public Employee Janus Rights Act." It would require public employees to give written, informed consent before union dues or fees may be withheld from their paychecks. Employees must also give written, informed consent for unions to use fees or dues for political purposes. | Republican | N/A | House Workforce Development | Dead | 5/13/2022 |
96 | Missouri | HB2122 | This bill would bar employers from requiring employees to become, remain, or refrain from becoming members of a union as a condition of employment. | Republican | N/A | House Workforce Development | Dead | 5/13/2022 |
97 | Missouri | SB706 | This bill would bar employers from requiring employees to become or refrain from becoming members of a union as a condition of employment in counties that adopt the provisions of the section. | Republican | N/A | Senate Small Business and Industry | Dead | 5/13/2022 |
98 | Missouri | SB728 | This bill would establish the "Public Employee Janus Rights Act." It would require public employees to give written, informed consent before union dues or fees may be withheld from their paychecks. Employees must also give written, informed consent for unions to use fees or dues for political purposes. | Republican | N/A | Senate General Laws Committee | Dead | 5/13/2022 |
99 | Missouri | SB880 | This bill would bar employers from requiring employees to become, remain, or refrain from becoming members of a union as a condition of employment. | Republican | N/A | Senate Small Business and Industry | Dead | 5/13/2022 |
100 | Nebraska | LB684 | This bill would prohibit public school employers and unions from placing restrictions on when employees can join or leave unions. | N/A | N/A | Business and Labor | Dead | 4/20/2022 |
101 | New Hampshire | HB1041 | This bill would extend the public employee labor relations act to cover nonpartisan employees of the New Hampshire legislature. | Democratic | N/A | House Legislative Administration | Dead | 5/26/2022 |
102 | New Hampshire | HB1472 | This bill would prohibit employers from taking certain actions against employees involved in legal strikes or collective bargaining preceding a legal strike. It would also prohibit employers from "[engaging] in anti-union training of any kind." | Democratic | N/A | House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services | Dead | 5/26/2022 |
103 | New Jersey | A5862 | This bill would expand the terms and conditions negotiable between government employers and public-sector unions to those that “intimately and directly affect employee work and welfare,” with certain exceptions. It would also allow a public-sector union to charge a non-dues-paying employee for the cost of representation in arbitration proceedings, and to decline to represent those who do not agree to pay. | Democratic | S3810 | Assembly Appropriations | Dead | 1/10/2022 |
104 | New Jersey | S2229 | This bill would establish the "New Jersey Right to Work Act." It would prohibit employers from requiring union membership as a condition of employment. The bill would also prohibit public employers from withholding union dues or fees from employees' wages. | Republican | N/A | Senate Labor | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
105 | New Jersey | A3646 | This bill would allow public employers to grant paid or unpaid leaves of absence to employees who are officers or representatives of a union, if the union's collective bargaining agreement or an addendum to the agreement names or describes the eligible public employee and specifies the dates of the leave of absence. For paid leaves of absence, a collective bargaining agreement must "[require] the labor organization to reimburse the employer in advance, on a schedule provided in the agreement or addendum, for payments to be made by the employer to the employee or on behalf of that employee for compensation and benefits." The bill would require public employers to keep a publicly-available file containing certain information about the public employees who are on leaves of absence and details of their leave. | Republican | N/A | Assembly State and Local Government Committee | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
106 | New Jersey | S3810 | This bill would expand the terms and conditions negotiable between government employers and public-sector unions to those that “intimately and directly affect employee work and welfare,” with certain exceptions. It would also allow a public-sector union to charge a non-dues-paying employee for the cost of representation in arbitration proceedings, and to decline to represent those who do not agree to pay. | Democratic | A5862 | Senate Budget and Appropriations | Enacted | 1/18/2022 |
107 | New York | A00109 | This bill would stipulate that the state legislature was a public employer under the Public Employees' Fair Employment Act (Taylor Law) | Democratic | N/A | Assembly Governmental Employees | Dead | 6/4/2022 |
108 | New York | A00243 | This bill would allow public-sector labor unions to reconsider and re-vote on written agreements that were initially voted down. | Democratic | N/A | Assembly Governmental Employees | Dead | 6/4/2022 |
109 | New York | A01804 | This bill would alter resolution procedures for disputes that arise during collective bargaining between public-sector employers and unions. | Democratic | N/A | Assembly Governmental Employees | Dead | 6/4/2022 |
110 | New York | S07355 | This bill would prevent public employers from firing or disciplining public employees who were selected to represent an employee organization or who commented on related matters. | Democratic | A08411 | Senate Civil Service and Pensions | Dead | 6/4/2022 |
111 | New York | A08411 | This bill would prevent public employers from firing or disciplining public employees who were selected to represent an employee organization or who commented on related matters. | Democratic | S07355 | Assembly Governmental Employees | Dead | 6/4/2022 |
112 | North Carolina | S624 | A proposed constitutional amendment that would prevent any employer from requiring employees to become or remain a member of a labor union as a condition of employment. | Republican | N/A | Senate Rules and Operations | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
113 | Ohio | HB612 | This bill would amend the law to allow juvenile court and juvenile detention center employees who do not perform a judicial function to bargain collectively as public employees. | Bipartisan | N/A | House Commerce and Labor | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
114 | Oklahoma | HB1985 | This bill would require that school employee unions submit to secret-ballot elections in order to continue as collective bargaining agents. | Republican | N/A | House Common Education | Dead | 5/27/2022 |
115 | Oklahoma | SB634 | This bill would require annual authorizations for payroll dues deductions for school employees. | Republican | N/A | House Rules | Dead | 5/27/2022 |
116 | Oklahoma | SB1380 | This bill would require school employees to sign an annual authorization form before school districts may deduct union dues or political contributions from employee paychecks. The bill would prescribe the wording of the authorization form. It would also require school districts to confirm authorizations by email before deducting dues. | Republican | N/A | Senate Education | Dead | 5/27/2022 |
117 | Oklahoma | SB1404 | This bill would require that school employee unions submit to secret-ballot elections in order to continue as collective bargaining agents. A majority of employees must vote in favor in order for the employee union to continue to represent the unit. | Republican | N/A | Senate Education | Dead | 5/27/2022 |
118 | Oklahoma | SB1579 | This bill would allow school boards to grant unpaid leaves of absence for employees to hold office in an employee association if certain criteria are met. An employee organization would be required to comply with this law in order to be recognized as the representative of a bargaining unit. | Republican | N/A | House Common Education | Enacted | 4/29/2022 |
119 | Oklahoma | HB3955 | This bill would allow sheriff's department employees to bargain collectively with their county. Employees would not be allowed to strike. | Republican | N/A | House Judiciary - Civil | Dead | 5/27/2022 |
120 | Pennsylvania | HB842 | This bill would allow public-sector employees to leave a union during a 45-day period rather than a 15-day period. It would require public employers and employee organizations to notify members of this period on an annual basis. | Republican | N/A | House Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
121 | Pennsylvania | HB844 | This bill would ban public employee social security numbers and personal contact information as subjects of collective bargaining. | Republican | N/A | House Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
122 | Pennsylvania | HB845 | This bill would require any proposed public employee collective bargaining agreement to be published on the public employer’s website at least 14 days before the agreement is accepted. It would also make documents from the collective bargaining process into public records subject to the state's right-to-know law. | Republican | N/A | House Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
123 | Pennsylvania | HB1117 | This bill would allow public-sector employees to leave a union at any time. It would require union recertification elections every three years. It would also allow workers to represent themselves during contract negotiations. | Republican | N/A | House Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
124 | Pennsylvania | SB693 | This bill would prohibit collective bargaining agreements from allowing school district employees to take union leave. It would limit the number of school district employees who may take union leave and limit the duration of union leave. It would also require the union to reimburse the employer for certain expenses. | Republican | N/A | Senate Education | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
125 | Pennsylvania | HB2036 | This bill would prohibit collective bargaining agreements from putting conditions on when public employees may join or leave a union and would prohibit maintenance of membership clauses. The bill would not apply to collective bargaining agreements for corrections officers. | Republican | N/A | House Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
126 | Pennsylvania | HB2037 | This bill would require recertification elections every six years for collective bargaining units. | Republican | N/A | House Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
127 | Pennsylvania | HB2042 | This bill would require public employers to provide non-union members with an annual notification that they are not required to make payments to a union and to provide new and returning employees with a notification that they do not have to join a union. | Republican | N/A | House Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
128 | Pennsylvania | HB2048 | This bill would prohibit collective bargaining agreements from authorizing the deduction of political contributions from public employee wages. | Republican | N/A | House Labor and Industry | Dead | 12/31/2022 |
129 | Rhode Island | H7198 | This bill would establish a method of dispute arbitration for municipal employees, who are not allowed to strike. | Democratic | N/A | House Labor | Dead | 6/23/2022 |
130 | Rhode Island | S2244 | This bill would establish a method of dispute arbitration for municipal employees, who are not allowed to strike. It would allow arbitration decisions to be petitioned to the Rhode Island Supreme Court. | Democratic | N/A | House Labor | Dead | 6/23/2022 |
131 | Vermont | H0621 | This bill would allow certification of collective bargaining representatives through majority employee sign-up and voluntary employer recognition. | Democratic | N/A | House General, Housing, and Military Affairs | Dead | 5/12/2022 |
132 | Virginia | SB264 | This bill would allow state and local government employees, other than exempted employees, to organize and bargain collectively, and it would create a Public Employee Relations Board. It would require public employers and employee organizations to negotiate in good faith. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Commerce and Labor | Dead | 1/17/2022 |
133 | Virginia | HB335 | This bill would allow public employees to bargain independently. It would prevent collective bargaining agreements from applying to non-member employees. | Republican | N/A | House Commerce and Energy | Dead | 1/25/2022 |
134 | Virginia | HB336 | This bill would require a 51% vote by public employees in a collective bargaining unit to certify a bargaining representative in localities that have authorized collective bargaining. | Republican | N/A | Senate Commerce and Labor | Dead | 3/12/2022 |
135 | Virginia | HB337 | This bill would prohibit collective bargaining agreements from having a public employer provide compensation or compensated leave time for union activities. It would require unions to compensate public employers if union activities infringe upon their time or resources. | Republican | N/A | House Commerce and Energy | Dead | 3/12/2022 |
136 | Virginia | HB341 | This bill would give public employees the right to resign from a union and stop paying dues at any time. It would require public employees to give written consent before employers may deduct union dues from their pay, and it would prescribe the wording of the authorization form. The bill would require annual reconfirmation of consent for union membership and dues deductions. The bill would also require employers to annually notify employees they have the right to resign from a union and provide an average of the dues they would pay. | Republican | N/A | House Commerce and Energy | Dead | 3/12/2022 |
137 | Virginia | SB374 | This bill would repeal provisions allowing local governments to bargain collectively with their employees upon adopting an authorizing ordinance or resolution. | Republican | N/A | Senate Commerce and Labor | Dead | 3/12/2022 |
138 | Virginia | HB790 | This bill would prevent localities from entering collective bargaining agreements with law enforcement employee associations if the agreements do not meet certain criteria. | Republican | N/A | Senate Commerce and Labor | Dead | 3/12/2022 |
139 | Virginia | HB883 | This bill would repeal provisions allowing local governments to bargain collectively with their employees upon adopting an authorizing ordinance or resolution. | Republican | N/A | House Commerce and Energy | Dead | 3/12/2022 |
140 | Virginia | SB721 | This bill would give public employees the right to resign from a union and stop paying dues at any time. It would require public employees to give written consent before employers may deduct union dues from their pay, and it would prescribe the wording of the authorization form. The bill would require annual reconfirmation of consent for union membership and dues deductions.The bill would also require employers to annually notify employees they have the right to resign from a union and provide an average of the dues they would pay. | Republican | N/A | Senate Commerce and Labor | Dead | 3/12/2022 |
141 | Washington | HB1771 | This bill would allow family child care providers to bargain collectively over defined contribution retirement benefits. | Democratic | N/A | House Appropriations | Dead | 3/10/2022 |
142 | Washington | HB1806 | This bill would give state legislative branch employees the right to bargain collectively. | Democratic | SB5773 | House Appropriations | Dead | 3/10/2022 |
143 | Washington | SB5579 | This bill would give Washington Management Service personnel the right to bargain collectively. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Ways & Means | Dead | 3/10/2022 |
144 | Washington | HB1764 | This bill would stipulate new requirements for collective bargaining negotiations and arbitration between the University of Washington School of Medicine and residents and fellows who have the right to bargain collectively. | Democratic | N/A | House Rules | Dead | 3/10/2022 |
145 | Washington | SB5773 | This bill would give state legislative branch employees the right to bargain collectively. | Democratic | HB1806 | Senate Ways & Means | Dead | 3/10/2022 |
146 | Washington | HB2124 | This bill, which would give state legislative branch employees the right to bargain collectively, would create an office of state legislative labor relations to "[e]xamine issues related to collective bargaining for employees of the house of representatives, the senate, and legislative agencies" and to "develop best practices and options for the legislature to consider in implementing and administering collective bargaining." A final report would be due to the legislature by October 1, 2023. No collective bargaining agreement could take effect until July 1, 2025. Employees would not be allowed to strike. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Ways & Means | Enacted | 3/31/2022 |
147 | West Virginia | HB3124 | This bill would outline rights and procedures for public employee collective bargaining. | Democratic | N/A | House Government Organization | Dead | 3/12/2022 |
148 | Wisconsin | SB404 | This bill would extend collective bargaining rights to employees of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority. | Democratic | N/A | Senate Labor and Regulatory Reform | Dead | 3/15/2022 |
149 | Wisconsin | AB438 | This bill would allow employees of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority to collectively bargain over wages, hours, and conditions of employment. | Democratic | N/A | Assembly Labor and Integrated Employment | Dead | 3/15/2022 |
150 | Wisconsin | AB614 | This bill would allow state and municipal employees to bargain over any increase in wages and allow most state and general municipal employees to bargain over hours and employment conditions. It would allow for voluntary dispute settlement procedures between municipal employers and labor organizations and allow representatives for most municipal and state employees to be selected by a simple majority of employees voting. It would also repeal an annual certification requirement for bargaining unit representatives. | Democratic | N/A | Assembly Labor and Integrated Employment | Dead | 3/15/2022 |
151 | Wisconsin | SB660 | This bill would give certain school district, educational service, college district, and university system employees the right to bargain collectively over wages, hours, and employment conditions. | Democratic | AB687 | Senate Labor and Regulatory Reform | Dead | 3/15/2022 |
152 | Wisconsin | AB687 | This bill would give certain school district, educational service, college district, and university system employees the right to bargain collectively over wages, hours, and employment conditions. | Democratic | SB660 | Assembly Labor and Integrated Employment | Dead | 3/15/2022 |