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• Introduced by Rep. Fred Miller (D) on February 17, 2009, to eliminate a requirement that employees affirm annually that they want paycheck deductions to go into a union or corporate PAC.
  • Referred to the House Labor Committee on February 17, 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.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Fred Miller (D) on October 29, 2009, to tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4245, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4245 would allow local governments to deduct money from employees' paychecks and give it to a public employee union for the purpose of giving the money to union PACs. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on October 29, 2009.
• Passed 69 to 37 in the House on October 29, 2009.
  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.