First Regular Session
              Sixty-eighth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 11-0744.01 Kristen Forrestal    HOUSE BILL 11-1320
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Joshi,  Acree, Balmer, Barker, Becker, Beezley, Bradford, Brown, Conti, Gardner B.,
 Holbert, Kerr J., Liston, Looper, Massey, McNulty, Murray, Nikkel, Priola, Scott,
 Sonnenberg, Stephens, Summers, Swalm, Vaad, Waller
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Cadman, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning a prohibition against collective bargaining by
            government entities.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted.  If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            The bill prohibits the state from recognizing any labor union or
       other employee association as a bargaining agent of any public officers
       or employees and from collectively bargaining or entering into any
       collective bargaining contract with any union or association or its agents
       with respect to any matter relating to them or their employment or service.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  Part 1 of article 2 of title 8, Colorado Revised
       Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to
       read:
            8-2-125.  Prohibit collective bargaining - governmental entities. 
       No state officer, agent, or entity is vested with or possesses any
       authority to recognize any labor union or other employee
       association as a bargaining agent of any public officers or
       employees, or to collectively bargain or enter into any
       collective bargaining contract with any union or association or
       its agents with respect to any matter relating to them or their
       employment or service.
            SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date.  This act
       shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
       ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
       10, 2011, if adjournment sine die is on May 11, 2011); except that, if a
       referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the
       state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act
       within such period, then the act, item, section, or part shall not take effect
       unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
       November 2012 and shall take effect on the date of the official
       declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.