The House is expected to vote on the bill before April 8, the House bill crossover deadline.
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Right-to-work laws, which would allow workers the freedom to choose whether or not to join a union in the workplace –or at least to pay union fees have been debated in New Hampshire for decades. The closest a bill has gotten to passage was in 2011 when Gov. John Lynch s veto came within 12 votes of being overridden in the GOP-controlled House.
Senate Bill 61 just passed the state Senate 13-11 but it faces an uncertain future in the House. It has been scheduled for a hearing by the House Labor Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee on March 25 – more than a week ahead of a deadline to vote on House-related bills. The move signals an accelerated schedule by the slim Republican majority – but supporters believe they have the votes.