New Hampshire Senate OKs Right-to-Work Bill Passed by House

BOSTON—The New Hampshire Senate April 20 voted 16-8 to approve a House-passed bill (H.B. 474) that would implement a right-to-work law, effective Jan. 1, 2012.

The vote is sufficient to override a threatened veto by Gov. John Lynch (D). The House in February voted by slightly less than two-thirds, 221-131, to approve the measure, but 48 representatives did not cast ballots (35 DLR A-10, 2/22/11). Republicans hold a 298-102 advantage in the House.

In approving the measure, the Senate removed a House provision that would eliminate the requirement that public sector unions represent nonmembers. The two chambers must ...