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CS/CS/SB 256: Employee Organizations Representing Public Employees

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Ingoglia

Employee Organizations Representing Public Employees; Requiring a public employee who desires to be a member of an employee organization to sign a membership authorization form beginning on a specified date; requiring an employee organization to revoke a public employee’s membership upon receipt of his or her written request for revocation; prohibiting certain employee organizations from having dues and uniform assessments deducted and collected by the employer from certain salaries; revising requirements for applications for initial registrations and renewals of registration of employee organizations; revising prohibitions for employee organizations and certain persons and entities relating to employee organizations, etc.

Effective Date: except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/10/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-35
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/2023 Senate • Filed
3/1/2023 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Fiscal Policy
3/2/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/07/23, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
• CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
3/9/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
3/13/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/16/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
3/14/2023 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
3/16/2023 Senate • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 7
3/17/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/20/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/23/23
3/21/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
3/23/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 231
• Amendment(s) adopted (297578) -SJ 232
• Amendment(s) failed (586438, 692892, 817316) -SJ 232
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 234
• Placed on 3rd reading -SJ 234
3/29/2023 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 259
• Amendment(s) failed (436266) -SJ 260
• Amendment(s) adopted (690590) -SJ 261
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 23 NAYS 17 -SJ 261
3/31/2023 House • In Messages
4/20/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
• 1st Reading (Engrossed 2)
4/25/2023 House • Substituted for CS/HB 1445
• Read 2nd time
• Amendment 488749 Failed
• Amendment 483585 Failed
• Amendment 535379 Failed
• Amendment 613459 Failed
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/26/2023 House • CS passed; YEAS 72, NAYS 44
4/26/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
5/8/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/9/2023 • Approved by Governor
5/10/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-35