(Thursday update:) Conservative proponents of a sweeping school voucher program were dealt a setback Thursday morning when the House Education Committee voted 20-0 to retain the legislation at least until 2022.While the bill is effectively dead until next year, the issue of school choice and vouchers remains alive. Another education freedom accounts bill is pending in the state Senate, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley and cosponsored by several other Republican senators, including Senate President Chuck Morse.The Senate bill is viewed as less complex than the bill set aside by the House Education Committee, but it s fate is unclear. No action has been taken on Senate Bill 130, yet.The House committee vote came after the panel spent several hours Wednesday parsing an amendment that substantially rewrote the original bill. (See our earlier report below.)When a bill is retained in committee, It is studied by the committee, which then has the option of voting on a
by Christian Wade, The Center Square | February 16, 2021 10:00 AM Print this article
A Republican-led proposal that would limit unions from collecting fees from private sector workers is on the move again in the New Hampshire Legislature.
On Thursday, the state Senate narrowly approved Senate Bill 61, which would update the state s labor laws to give workers at private companies the right to choose whether to join unions and pay required collective bargaining dues.
The measure passed on 13-11 vote that went largely along party lines, with GOP Sen. Sharon Carson joining 10 Senate Democrats in opposition to the measure.
Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, praised the bill s passage and said it would improve wages and help boost the state’s economy.
CONCORD The New Hampshire Senate passed a “right-to-work” bill Thursday, advancing a long-standing Republican effort to make union membership dues optional for private-sector employees. SB 61, which passed, 13-11, would prohibit collective.
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The New Hampshire Senate passed a “right to work” bill Thursday, advancing a longstanding Republican effort to make union membership dues optional for private sector employees. Senate Bill 61, which passed 13-11, would prohibit collective bargaining.