HB 466 — An Act amending the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known as the Public Employe Relations Act, in definitions, further providing for definitions; and, in scope of bargaining, providing for political contributions.

PRINTER'S NO.   449

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 466
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY M. MACKENZIE, GREINER, KAUFFMAN, STAATS AND
        MENTZER, FEBRUARY 4, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, FEBRUARY 4, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), entitled
 2      "An act establishing rights in public employes to organize
 3      and bargain collectively through selected representatives;
 4      defining public employes to include employes of nonprofit
 5      organizations and institutions; providing compulsory
 6      mediation and fact-finding, for collective bargaining
 7      impasses; providing arbitration for certain public employes
 8      for collective bargaining impasses; defining the scope of
 9      collective bargaining; establishing unfair employe and
10      employer practices; prohibiting strikes for certain public
11      employes; permitting strikes under limited conditions;
12      providing penalties for violations; and establishing
13      procedures for implementation," in definitions, further
14      providing for definitions; and, in scope of bargaining,
15      providing for political contributions.
16      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
17   hereby enacts as follows:
18      Section 1.    Section 301 of the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563,
19   No.195), known as the Public Employe Relations Act, is amended
20   by adding a clause to read:
21      Section 301.    As used in this act:
22      * * *
23      (20)    "Political contribution" means money allocated by an
24   employe organization or an entity directly or indirectly
 1   controlled by an employe organization to be used for:
 2      (i)    a contribution, as defined in section 1621(b) of the act
 3   of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the "Pennsylvania
 4   Election Code"; or
 5      (ii)    a contribution, as defined in 52 U.S.C. § 30101(8)
 6   (relating to definitions).
 7      Section 2.    The act is amended by adding a section to read:
 8      Section 707.    (a)   A public employer may not deduct from the
 9   wages of a public employe money to be used for a political
10   contribution, except as required by a valid collective
11   bargaining agreement entered into between the public employer
12   and an employe organization prior to the effective date of this
13   subsection. A collective bargaining agreement entered into,
14   renewed or extended on or after the effective date of this
15   subsection may not contain any provision authorizing or
16   requiring the deduction of a political contribution.
17      (b)    Subsection (a) does not apply to wages earned by a
18   public employe who is not permitted to strike under this act or
19   the act of June 24, 1968 (P.L.237, No.111), referred to as the
20   Policemen and Firemen Collective Bargaining Act.
21      Section 3.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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