SSB 5503: Concerning public employee collective bargaining processes.

What this bill does

Makes changes to bargaining unit certification processes by requiring employers and unions to provide offers of proof when they challenge an employee's inclusion in a bargaining unit and changes the process for the consolidation of bargaining units. Makes changes to the Public Employment Relations Commission's (PERC) hearing processes by allowing the PERC to unilaterally set

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Floor votes

• House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 15, 2025
  59 yea · 36 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 22, 2025
  30 yea · 18 nay
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 4, 2025
  31 yea · 18 nay

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