The law bans union shops from requiring workers to pay full dues and had been a major Republican victory when it passed in 2012.
Now that Democrats control the House and Senate, they’re seizing the chance to cover many of their priorities.
House Speaker Joe Tate:
“Supporting working families, making sure that we’re growing our economy, ensuring that the areas that we have, they’re safe and strong communities and ensuring that the state is supportive.”
Other early bills Democrats introduced include an expansion of civil rights protections and repeals of the state’s pension tax and defunct 1931 abortion ban.
