AN ACT relating to right-to-work provisions involving a condition of employment or continuation of employment and declaring an emergency. Amend KRS 336.130 to indicate that public employees may not strike; prohibit mandatory membership in or financial support of a labor organization as a condition of employment; define "employee"; require the Labor Cabinet to investigate complaints and prosecute those who violate Section 1 of the Act; amend KRS 336.180 to conform and define "employer" and "public employee"; amend KRS 336.990 to make a violation of the Act a Class A misdemeanor, award damages, and provide injunctive relief; create new sections of KRS Chapter 336 to exempt existing contracts or agreements and to prohibit deduction of membership dues to a labor organization without express written consent of the employee; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to restrict certain local governments from enforcing an ordinance contrary to the provisions of the Act; amend KRS 67A.6904, 67C.406, 70.262, 78.470, 78.480, and 345.050 to conform; provide for severability of Act's provisions; provide short title of Act; EMERGENCY.
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Introduced Jan 3, 2017
Signed Jan 9, 2017
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Committee
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Amendments
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Jan 9, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 001)
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Jan 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported favorably, to Rules
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Jan 5, 2017
Committee
To State & Local Government (S)
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Jan 5, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Returned to Committee on Committees (S)
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Jan 5, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Taken from Committee on Committees (S)
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Jan 5, 2017
Introduced
Floor amendment (6) and (7-title) filed, and floor amendments (3), (4), & (5) filed to Committee Substitute
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Jan 4, 2017
Introduced
Floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
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Jan 3, 2017
Committee
To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
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Jan 3, 2017
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