labor organizations; elections; recertification requirement

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text defines 'recertification' but does not specify voting procedures, such as who counts votes or how many employees must vote.

HB2783: Annual Recertification Requirement for Labor Organizations

This bill requires labor organizations organized in Arizona to hold a yearly vote where employees decide if they want the group to keep representing them.

What This Bill Does

• Adds a new law, section 23-1308, to state statutes about labor relations.
• Requires every labor organization organized in Arizona to recertify its status once each year.
• Defines 'recertification' as a formal vote by employees with an existing bargaining agreement.
• Allows employees to decide if they want their current group to remain their exclusive representative.

Who It Names or Affects

• Labor organizations that are organized in Arizona.
• Employees who have established bargaining agreements with these labor groups.

Terms To Know

Recertify

The process where employees vote to confirm they still want their current union as their representative.

Exclusive bargaining representative

The single labor organization chosen by employees to negotiate on their behalf with employers.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill text does not state the specific date or time of year when these annual votes must happen.
• The source material does not explain what happens if a majority of voters choose not to recertify the organization.

Official Summary Text

HB2783 - labor organizations; elections; recertification requirement

Current Bill Text

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REFERENCE TITLE:
labor organizations; elections;
recertification requirement

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2783

Introduced by

Representative
Carter N

AN
ACT

amending title 23, chapter 8, article 1,
arizona revised statutes, by adding section 23-1308; relating to labor
relations.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 23, chapter 8, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 23-1308, to read:

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23-1308.

Labor organization; recertification; annual basis; requirement;
definition

a. A labor organization that is
organized in this state shall recertify its status as a labor organization on
an annual basis.�

b. For the purposes of this section,
"recertify" means the process where employees in an established
bargaining agreement participate in a formal vote to reaffirm whether the
employees desire for their current labor organization to act as their exclusive
bargaining representative.
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