Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Employer Meeting and Communication Act. Prohibits an employer or an employer's agent, representative, or designee from requiring employees to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or participate in communications to communicate the employer's opinion about religious or political matters; also prohibits discharging, disciplining, penalizing, or threatening an employee as a means of requiring an employee to attend such a meeting or participate in such communications or because the employee or a person acting on the employee's behalf makes a good faith report of a violation of the Act. Defines "political matters" to include political party affiliation or the decision to join or not join any lawful political, social, or community group or activity or any labor organization. Authorizes civil actions by employees to enforce the Act and sets forth relief that may be awarded. Contains provisions regarding construction of the Act. Provides that the Act does not prohibit specified meetings or communications by an employer that is a religious or political organization. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/18/2006	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby
1/18/2006	Senate	First Reading
1/18/2006	Senate	Referred to Rules
1/19/2006	Senate	Assigned to Labor
2/1/2006	Senate	Held in Labor
2/8/2006	Senate	Do Pass Labor; 006-004-000
2/8/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 9, 2006
2/9/2006	Senate	Second Reading
2/9/2006	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 14, 2006
6/4/2006	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

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