The bill, introduced by Senator Huffman, seeks to enact section 4117.091 of the Revised Code, which prohibits public employers from providing paid leave or any form of compensation for public employees to engage in specific union activities. These activities include political advocacy for or against candidates and lobbying efforts aimed at influencing legislation or ballot measures. The bill explicitly states that any provision in a collective bargaining agreement that allows for such compensation is against public policy and therefore void and unenforceable.

However, the bill does allow public employers to permit employees to use accrued personal leave or other types of leave for these activities, as long as the leave is permitted for any purpose. This means that while public employers cannot provide paid leave specifically for union-related political or lobbying activities, employees can still utilize their existing leave entitlements for such purposes if they choose. The provisions of this act will apply to collective bargaining agreements entered into after the effective date of the new section.