SB378
Public employees; repeals existing prohibition on collective bargaining, etc.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 24, 2026
Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB378)
Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Collective bargaining by public employees; Public Employee Relations Board established; exclusive bargaining representatives.
Repeals the existing prohibition on collective bargaining by public employees. The bill creates the Public Employee Relations Board, which shall determine appropriate bargaining units and provide for certification and decertification elections for exclusive bargaining representatives of state employees and local government employees. The bill requires public employers and employee organizations ... (More) that are exclusive bargaining representatives to meet at reasonable times to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. The bill repeals a provision that declares that in any procedure providing for the designation, selection, or authorization of a labor organization to represent employees the right of an individual employee to vote by secret ballot is a fundamental right that shall be guaranteed from infringement. Certain provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2028. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105328D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (1/30/2026 8:51 am)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106841D-S1
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB378)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107922D-S2
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/24/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB378)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 03/03/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26109085D-H1
- 03/03/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 03/04/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB378)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/09/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/09/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (62-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
- 03/11/2026 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/11/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Surovell, Boysko, Stuart
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees: Tran, Ward, Wilt
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 26110007D-S3
- 03/14/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/14/2026 - House: Passed by temporarily
- 03/14/2026 - House: House requested second conference committee
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (21-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Second conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Surovell, Boysko, Stuart
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 26110082D-S4
- 03/14/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/14/2026 - House: House Conferees: Tran, Ward, Wilt
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 36-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 18-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/24/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB378)
