ESHB 2471: Concerning collective bargaining for employees not covered by the national labor relations act.

What this bill does

Establishes collective bargaining provisions for private sector employees, employers, trades, and industries when: (1) the employer, employee, trade, or industry is not covered by the National Labor Relations Act; or (2) the federal law ceases to preempt state regulation; or (3) the National Labor Relations Board declines or is deprived of jurisdiction or determines that the employer, employee, trade, or industry falls outside its jurisdiction. Grants the Public Employment Relations Commission jurisdiction over private sector collective bargaining.

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Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 13, 2026
  58 yea · 35 nay · 5 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 4, 2026
  31 yea · 18 nay

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