Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas SCR1609: Proposing to amend the Kansas Constitution to repeal section 12 of article 15, regarding membership and nonmembership in labor organizations
Status: Introduced, February 3, 2025
What the bill says
To amend the constitution of the state of Kansas shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the state for their approval or rejection: Section 12 of article 15 of the constitution of the state of Kansas is hereby repealed. Sec. 2. The following statement shall be printed on the ballot with the amendment as a whole: "Explanatory statement. The constitution of the state of Kansas shall be amended by repealing in its entirety section 12 of article 15, which provides that no person shall be denied employment because of membership or nonmembership in any labor organization. This section is col.
From the introduced text, February 3, 2025:
to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the state for their approval or rejection: Section 12 of article 15 of the constitution of the state of Kansas is hereby repealed. Sec. 2. The following statement shall be printed on the ballot with the amendment as a whole: "Explanatory statement. The constitution of the state of Kansas shall be amended by repealing in its entirety section 12 of article 15, which provides that no person shall be denied employment because of membership or nonmembership in any labor organization. This section is colloquially known as the Kansas "right to work" constitutional provision. "A vote for this proposition would repeal section 12 of article 15 of the constitution of the state of Kansas in its entirety. "A vote against this proposition would leave section 12 of article 15 of the constitution of the state of Kansas as it currently exists." Sec. 3. This resolution, if approved by two-thirds of the members elected (or appointed) and qualified to the Senate and two-thirds of the members elected (or appointed) and qualified to the House of Representatives, shall be entered on the journals, together with the yeas and nays. The secretary of state shall cause this resolution to be published as provided by law and shall …