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Committee amends SB 94 to define "labor organization activities" and carve public safety exception amid debate
Summary
Senate Bill 94, which limits use of public funds for labor organization activities, was amended twice and passed 5–4 amid debate about definitions, pay, and an exemption for public safety employees; members raised constitutional and practical concerns.
The Senate committee approved Senate Bill 94 as amended after two separate amendments and a contentious debate over definitions, pay protections and a carve‑out for public safety employees.
Miss Harden, committee staff, summarized amendment SB0094.001.001 as replacing the term "representational activities" with "labor organization activities" for consistency and adding reporting requirements so employers can be reimbursed for employee time engaged in labor organization activities. She said the amendment also reorganizes the statutory definition and explicitly lists activities that are…
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