Mississippi Senate Bill 2144 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act Relating To The Right To Work; To Provide That The Right To Work Shall Not Be Infringed Or Restricted In Any Way Based On Membership In, Affiliation With, Or Financial Support Of A Labor Organization Or On The Refusal To Join, Affiliate With, Or Financially Or Otherwise Support A Labor Organization; To Authorize Employers To Deduct Union Fees From An Employee's Wages With The Employee's Signed Written Authorization, But To Prohibit Any Requirement For The Payment Of Dues Or Fees To A Labor Organization As A Condition Of Employment; To Prohibit Coercion And Intimidation Relating To Such Action; To Provide Criminal Penalties For Violation Of This Act; To Provide Civil Remedies For Violation Of This Act; To Provide That This Act Applies To Private And Public Employers; And For Related Purposes.

Right to work; private and public employers prohibited from permitting payroll deductions for union political activities.

Sen. Merle Flowers [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-01-16		Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/SB/SB2144.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2144IN.htm