AN ACT relating to employment.

Amend KRS 336.130 to delete references restricting rights of public employees to organize, associate collectively, or strike; amend KRS 336.180 to redefine "labor organization" and delete definitions of "candidate," "committee," "contributing organization," "contribution," "election," "electioneering communications," "employer," "fundraiser," "independent expenditure," "political activities," "public employee," "slate of candidates," and "testimonial affair"; amend KRS 336.990 to conform; amend KRS 67A.6904 to allow urban-county governments to make an agreement with a labor organization to require membership in the…

Introduced: February 3, 2026

Last action: February 3, 2026

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This bill would change several Kentucky laws related to public employees and labor unions. It would remove current restrictions on public workers' ability to organize and strike, and it would allow government employers to enter agreements with unions that require workers to join the union as a condition of keeping their job. It also removes a number of definitions related to political activities by labor organizations from state law. Who it may affect: public employees, government workers at the state and local level, and labor unions operating in Kentucky.

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