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HB755

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AN ACT relating to associations and individual representation rights.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 336 to allow public employee collective bargaining organizations to represent only dues-paying members; allow nonmember employees to be represented by counsel of their choosing, subject to reasonable employer procedures; grant the labor organization the right to represent a nonmember employee in an action involving the interpretation or enforcement of a collective bargaining agreement; allow nonmember employees to enter into a written agreement with the labor organization for representation for a reasonable fee; apply to agreements entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.

Local MandateCollective BargainingLabor and IndustryPublic Officers and EmployeesState EmployeesWorkforce

Introduced: February 25, 2026

Last action: April 15, 2026

Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
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Legislative History

Feb 25, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 25, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 4, 2026 · House
To Local Government (H)
Mar 13, 2026 · House
Taken From Local Government (H) (clerical)
Mar 13, 2026 · House
1st Reading (clerical)
Mar 13, 2026 · House
Returned To Local Government (H) (clerical)
Mar 17, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 2nd Reading, To Rules With Committee Substitute (1)
Apr 15, 2026 · House
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (H) (clerical)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Jason Nemes
Jason Nemes

Representative · House District 033

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Jason.Nemes@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (26)

Portrait of Patrick Flannery
Patrick Flannery

Representative · House District 096

Co-sponsor
Patrick.Flannery@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Chad Aull
Chad Aull

Representative · House District 079

Co-sponsor
chad.aull@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Jared Bauman
Jared Bauman

Representative · House District 028

Co-sponsor
jared.bauman@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Ryan Bivens
Ryan Bivens

Representative · House District 024

Co-sponsor
ryan.bivens@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of John Blanton
John Blanton

Representative · House District 092

Co-sponsor
John.Blanton@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Lindsey Burke
Lindsey Burke

Representative · House District 075

Co-sponsor
lindsey.burke@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Emily Callaway
Emily Callaway

Representative · House District 037

Co-sponsor
emily.callaway@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Adrielle Camuel
Adrielle Camuel

Representative · House District 093

Co-sponsor
Adrielle.Camuel@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Beverly Chester-Burton
Beverly Chester-Burton

Representative · House District 044

Co-sponsor
beverly.chesterburton@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Anne Donworth
Anne Donworth

Representative · House District 076

Co-sponsor
anne.donworth@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Ken Fleming
Ken Fleming

Representative · House District 048

Co-sponsor
Ken.Fleming@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Alan Gentry
Alan Gentry

Representative · House District 046

Co-sponsor
Al.Gentry@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Peyton Griffee
Peyton Griffee

Representative · House District 026

Co-sponsor
peyton.griffee@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Vanessa Grossl
Vanessa Grossl

Representative · House District 088

Co-sponsor
vanessa.grossl@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of John Hodgson
John Hodgson

Representative · House District 036

Co-sponsor
john.hodgson@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Nima Kulkarni
Nima Kulkarni

Representative · House District 040

Co-sponsor
Nima.Kulkarni@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Matthew Lehman
Matthew Lehman

Representative · House District 067

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matt.lehman@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Chris Lewis
Chris Lewis

Representative · House District 029

Co-sponsor
chris.lewis@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Bobby McCool
Bobby McCool

Representative · House District 097

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Bobby.McCool@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Adam Moore
Adam Moore

Representative · House District 045

Co-sponsor
adam.moore@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Rachel Roarx
Rachel Roarx

Representative · House District 038

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rachel.roarx@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Tom Smith
Tom Smith

Representative · House District 086

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Tom.Smith@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Sarah Stalker
Sarah Stalker

Representative · House District 034

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sarah.stalker@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Pamela Stevenson
Pamela Stevenson

Representative · House District 043

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Pamela.Stevenson@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Joshua Watkins
Joshua Watkins

Representative · House District 042

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joshua.watkins@kylegislature.gov
Portrait of Susan Tyler Witten
Susan Tyler Witten

Representative · House District 031

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susan.witten@kylegislature.gov