Adopted

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

Senate Bill No. 2849

BY: Committee

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The Legislature finds that the State of Mississippi, as part of its economic development policy:

          (a)  Has the right to set terms and conditions in connection with the awarding of economic development incentives;

          (b)  Ought to play an integral role in the formulation of economic opportunities, conditions of grants, and general management of compliance with such awards for monies;

          (c)  Will oftentimes, in awarding economic development incentives, oversee compliance with land use regulations, including management of the subdivision of property, offer and provide water and wastewater services, require fire protection systems and mechanical systems for buildings and structures, approve capital grants, and ensure such monies are approved by the state;

          (d)  Will oftentimes, in awarding economic development incentives, also require a private business to hire a certain number of new full-time employees, require a specific amount of company investment, and ensure workers obtain certain skills and knowledge; and

          (e)  Has a vested interest in seeking to advance and preserve its own interest in projects receiving economic development incentives as a financer of projects contributing to the state's overall economic health.

     (2)  It is the intent of the Legislature, as part of its economic development policy, that:

          (a)  Whenever state funds or benefits are sought by a private business, such benefits shall be conditioned on the private business agreeing not to waive its employees' right to a secret ballot election when recognizing a labor organization as a bargaining unit or requiring subcontractors to waive their employees' right to a secret ballot election; and

          (b)  Whenever state funds or benefits are provided or awarded to a private business, the private business working on a project receiving state funds or benefits shall not voluntarily disclose employee personal contact information to a labor organization without the employee's prior consent, waive its right to speak to its employees, or require subcontractors to voluntarily disclose employee personal contact information to a labor organization without an employee's prior consent or to waive the subcontractor's right to speak to the subcontractor's employees.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.

     Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE, AS PART OF ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY, THAT WHENEVER STATE FUNDS OR BENEFITS ARE SOUGHT BY A PRIVATE BUSINESS, SUCH BENEFITS SHALL BE CONDITIONED ON THE PRIVATE BUSINESS AGREEING NOT TO WAIVE ITS EMPLOYEES' RIGHT TO A SECRET BALLOT ELECTION WHEN RECOGNIZING A LABOR ORGANIZATION AS A BARGAINING UNIT OR REQUIRING SUBCONTRACTORS TO WAIVE THEIR EMPLOYEES' RIGHT TO A SECRET BALLOT ELECTION, AND THAT WHENEVER STATE FUNDS OR BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED OR AWARDED TO A PRIVATE BUSINESS, THE PRIVATE BUSINESS WORKING ON A PROJECT RECEIVING STATE FUNDS OR BENEFITS SHALL NOT VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE EMPLOYEE PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION TO A LABOR ORGANIZATION WITHOUT THE EMPLOYEE'S PRIOR CONSENT, WAIVE ITS RIGHT TO SPEAK TO ITS EMPLOYEES, OR REQUIRE SUBCONTRACTORS TO VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE EMPLOYEE PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION TO A LABOR ORGANIZATION WITHOUT AN EMPLOYEE'S PRIOR CONSENT OR TO WAIVE THE SUBCONTRACTOR'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THE SUBCONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.