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Committee approves bill barring government contracts from requiring private contractors—' employees to be unionized or nonunionized
Summary
The committee voted 8-3 to pass Senate Bill 405 as amended. Supporters said the measure prevents governmental entities from requiring a contractor's workforce be union or nonunion; opponents said existing right-to-work law and Supreme Court precedent already address the issue.
Senate Bill 405, as amended, was approved by committee after sponsors and opponents debated whether the measure is necessary given existing law.
Senator Sarah Rogers (Sponsor) said the amendment clarifies the bill—s reach: when a governmental entity contracts with a private operator to manage or lease a publicly owned asset, the governmental entity "may not require or consider as a provision of the contract or condition of entering into a contract that the employees of the private entity are…
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