Legislative Update 2025 - Flipbook - Page 10
HB 1217/SB 1328 Representative Black and Senator Fine
Public Employee Collective Bargaining
Sponsored by Senator Fine, SB 1328 has been placed on the agenda for a hearing in the Senate
Governmental Oversight Committee. Given that the bill’s sponsor also serves as the committee
chairman, its placement on the agenda comes as no surprise.
This legislation proposes a significant restructuring of the public employee collective bargaining
process, introducing several key changes:
Mandatory Petitions – Public employees or their
organizations must file a petition with the Public Employees
Relations
Commission
(PERC)
for
certification,
recertification, or decertification of a bargaining agent.
Majority Vote Requirement – Elections within certain public
safety employee units must secure a majority vote to
determine certification or decertification outcomes.
Final Certification & Decertification – Takes effect upon the
issuance of a final order by PERC or when all appeals are
exhausted.
Statute Repeal – Eliminates existing statutes that conflict with
the updated bargaining processes.
Equal Ballot Access – Ensures registered employee
organizations have fair access to elections through simplified
requirements.
Employer Limitations & Permissions – Establishes new rules
regarding public employer involvement in employee
organization activities.
This legislation aims to overhaul existing collective bargaining frameworks, making significant changes
to how public employee unions operate and interact with employers.
The committee did not take up the collective bargaining bill, and it remains on the committee
agenda. We must remain vigilant in watching this legislation, but at this current time there has been
movement on the issue in the House of Representatives.
HB 1021 Representative Holcomb
Expanded Carrying Privileges for Law Enforcement
Sponsored by Representative Holcomb, HB 1021 was heard in the House Judiciary Committee, where
it passed with little debate. During the hearing, it was clarified that the bill extends existing carrying
privileges for active law enforcement officers to include youth sports parks and previously
restricted school or professional venues.
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