Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-21 - Pub. Ch. 502 [HB1747 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1	2011-05-21	83	3	0	0	86	Passed	Link	View
Senate	FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED	2011-05-20	23	6	0	0	29	Passed	Link	View
Senate	(VOICE VOTE) FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT AMEND# 1 BY Ketron	2011-05-20	0	0	0	0	0	Passed	Link	View
House	FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION	2011-05-04	96	0	1	0	97	Passed	Link	View
House	(VOICE VOTE) CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: House Regular Calendar 1	2011-04-28	0	0	0	0	0	Failed	Link	View
House	(VOICE VOTE) CONSUMER & EMPLOYEE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Calendar & Rules Committee	2011-04-26	0	0	0	0	0	Failed	Link	View
House	(VOICE VOTE) C&EA SUBCOMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: Consumer & Employee Affairs Committee	2011-04-13	0	0	0	0	0	Failed	Link	View

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