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H256 • 2025

Allow Public Employee Collective Bargaining.

Allow Public Employee Collective Bargaining.

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Hawkins, Alston, Lopez, T. Brown, Ager, Ball, Belk, G. Brown, Buansi, Budd, Butler, Cervania, Clark, Colvin, Crawford, Dahle, Greenfield, Harrison, Helfrich, F. Jackson, Jeffers, Johnson-Hostler, Liu, Logan, Longest, Majeed, Morey, G. Pierce, R. Pierce, Prather, Quick, Reives, Rubin, Turner, von Haefen
Last action
2025-03-03
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Allow Public Employee Collective Bargaining.

Allow Public Employee Collective Bargaining.

What This Bill Does

  • Allow Public Employee Collective Bargaining.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-03 House

    Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  2. 2025-03-03 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Allow Public Employee Collective Bargaining.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 256

Short Title: Allow Public Employee Collective Bargaining. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Hawkins, Alston, Lopez, and T. Brown (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
March 3, 2025
*H256-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT REPEALING THE PROHIBITION ON PUBL IC EMPLOYEE COLLECTI VE 2
BARGAINING TO AFFORD PUBLIC EMPLOYEES THE SAME RIGHTS AS PRIVATE 3
SECTOR EMPLOYEES. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. Article 12 of Chapter 95 of the General Statutes is repealed. 6
SECTION 2. Article 10 of Chapter 95 of the General Statutes is amended by adding 7
a new section to read: 8
"§ 95-78.1. Public employment subject to this Article. 9
The provisions of this Article apply to all public employees and to all State and local 10
government employers in this State." 11
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law. 12