Bill: HB 1548, 83(R) - 2013

Vote Recommendation

Vote Recommendation Economic Freedom Property Rights Personal Responsibility Limited Government Individual Liberty
Yes Positive Neutral Neutral Positive Neutral

Author(s)

Bill Callegari

Bill Caption

Relating to the effect of certain agreements with a collective bargaining organization on certain state-funded public work contracts.

Fiscal Notes

No significant fiscal implication is anticipated on the State or local governments.

Bill Analysis

Summary: HB 1548 prohibits an institution of higher education or a government entity from prohibiting, requiring, encouraging, or discouraging a contractor from entering into an agreement with a collective bargaining organization.

Analysis: This bill prevents a contract decision based on the unionization or non-unionization of a company. When the government awards a contract, it should be awarded based on efficiency, cost, and quality, not on whether the company awarded the contract is unionized. Encouraging contract awards based in whole or in part on a company's unionization is market distorting and is discriminatory toward nonunion companies. For these reasons, TPPA recommends voting yes on HB 1548.

 


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