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State Right-to-work Laws and Constitutional Amendments in Effect as of January 1, 2008 With Year of Passage

**Table of State Right-to-work Laws as of January 1, 2006**
State	Year Constitutional Amendment Adopted	Year Statute Enacted
Alabama		1953
Arizona	1946	1947*
Arkansas	1944	1947
Florida	1968	1943
Georgia		1947
Idaho		1985*
Indiana only applicable to school employees		1995
Iowa		1947
Kansas	1958
Louisiana		1976
Mississippi	1960	1954
Nebraska	1946	1947
Nevada	1952	1951
North Carolina		1947
North Dakota	1948	1947
Oklahoma	2001	2001
South Carolina		1954
South Dakota	1946	1947
Tennessee		1947
Texas		1993
Utah		1955
Virginia		1947
Wyoming		1963

* Approved by voters in 1986

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Office of Performance, Budget, and Departmental Liaison
Wage and Hour Division
Employment Standards Administration
U.S. Department of Labor

This document was last revised in December 2007; unless otherwise stated, the information reflects requirements that were in effect, or would take effect, as of January 1, 2008.