2009 House Bill 4245: Authorize government employee paycheck withholding for union PACs

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Introduced by Rep. Fred Miller (D) on February 11, 2009, to allow local governments to deduct money from employees' paychecks and give it to a public employee union for the purpose of the union giving the money to Political Action Committees (PACs), which would use it to make campaign contributions to candidates selected by union leaders.
- Referred to the House Labor Committee on February 11, 2009.
  - Reported in the House on April 22, 2009, with the recommendation that the bill be referred to the Committee on Ethics and Elections.
- Referred to the House Ethics and Elections Committee on April 22, 2009.
  - Reported in the House on October 28, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on October 29, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on October 29, 2009.
Passed 64 to 42 in the House on October 29, 2009, to allow the state, school districts, state colleges and universities, and local governments to deduct money from employees' paychecks and give it to a public employee union for the purpose of the union giving the money to Political Action Committees (PACs), which would use it to make campaign contributions to candidates selected by union leaders.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Received in the Senate on November 4, 2009.
- Referred to the Senate Campaign & Election Oversight Committee on November 4, 2009.

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1) Re: 2009 House Bill 4245 (Authorize government employee paycheck withholding for union PACs ) by jmangan on March 9, 2009

They have the chance, nobody is stopping them.

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2) Re: 2009 House Bill 4245 (Authorize government employee paycheck withholding for union PACs ) by silence dogood on March 9, 2009

obviously the union isn't concerned about the worker either, if the worker's wishes as to which party's pac gets that particular union member's money. it's okay to have them donate to the democrats, all you have to do is check 'yes' on the form, but you cannot have them donate to the republican, there is no option for that. i thought that kind of discrimination was illegal. i guess it's not if you are a union. i wonder how many union members would voluntarily donate their money to the republicans if given a chance?

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3) Re: 2009 House Bill 4245 (Authorize government employee paycheck withholding for union PACs ) by jmangan on March 8, 2009

You can. Give your money to another pac, a pac that isn't concerned for the well being of the worker. Almost any Republican pac would meet that qualification. You don't have to give your money to the Union pac, and this bill doesn't change that.

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