Tennessee Senate Bill 1745 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on June 21 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-06-21 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 502
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As enacted, specifies that the right to a secret ballot in union certification elections will only apply to extent that secret ballots are permissible under state or federal law and that, in any such elections where secret ballots are permissible, no alternative means of designation may be used as convincing evidence of employee majority support; such right may not be waived by means of an agreement between a union and an employer; not applicable to union contracts entered into before July 1, 2011, or that involve both employees within and without Tennessee when the employer conducted business within Tennessee before July 1, 2011. - Amends TCA Title 50.

As enacted, specifies that the right to a secret ballot in union certification elections will only apply to extent that secret ballots are permissible under state or federal law and that, in any such elections where secret ballots are permissible, no alternative means of designation may be used as convincing evidence of employee majority support; such right may not be waived by means of an agreement between a union and an employer; not applicable to union contracts entered into before July 1, 2011, or that involve both employees within and without Tennessee when the employer conducted business within Tennessee before July 1, 2011. - Amends TCA Title 50.

Sen. Bill Ketron [R]

2011-04-19 - Senate - S. C,L&A COMM.: Recommended for passage - refer to: S. Cal. Comm. (Y: 7 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-21		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 502
2011-05-20		Comp. HB Subst (sends SB to dead bill file)
2011-05-19		Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 5/20/2011
2011-05-19		S. Reset on cal. for 5/20/2011
2011-05-17		Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 5/19/2011
2011-05-16		S. Reset on Cal. for 5/19/2011
2011-05-13		Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 5/16/2011
2011-05-09		S. Reset on Cal. for 5/16/2011
2011-05-06		Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 5/9/2011
2011-04-19		Rec. For Pass. ref. to: S. Cal. Comm.
2011-04-13		Placed on S. C,L&A Comm. cal. for 4/19/2011
2011-02-24		P2C, ref. to S. C,L&A Comm.
2011-02-23		Intro., P1C.
2011-02-17		Filed for intro.

HB1747 (Crossfiled) 2011-06-21 - Pub. Ch. 502

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1745&ga=107
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/SB1745.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/BillVotesArchive.aspx?ChamberVoting=S&BillNumber=SB1745&ga=107