A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT repealing Public employee payroll deduction for payments to employees' associations AND TO PROHIBIT WITHHOLDING OF EMPLOYEE WAGES FOR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 143B‑426.40A reads as rewritten:
"§ 143B‑426.40A.  Assignments of claims against State.
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SECTION 2.  G.S. 95‑25.8 reads as rewritten:
"§ 95‑25.8.  Withholding of wages.
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(a1)	Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section or any other provision of law, an employer shall not withhold or divert any portion of an employee's wages for the benefit of any labor organization or any agent, employee, or officer of a labor organization if the employee is not covered by the Federal Railway Labor Act, the National Labor Relations Act, or the Labor Management Relations Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term "labor organization" means any trade union, labor union, or other labor association.
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SECTION 3.  If any section or provision of this act is declared unconstitutional or invalid by the courts, it does not affect the validity of this act as a whole or any part other than the part declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION 4.  Section 2 of this act is effective when it becomes law and applies to agreements between employers and employees or labor organizations entered into, renewed, or extended on or after that date. The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.