An Indiana House panel is expected to OK the legislation, which brought hundreds of union protesters to the Statehouse and sparked a three-day boycott by Democrats.
A panel of Indiana lawmakers voted along party lines to move divisive right-to-work legislation to the full House of Representatives. It could pass the House by the end of the week if Democrats continue to attend sessions.
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' decision to rescind strict new security procedures at the Statehouse took the heat off him and his administration at the start of what was already guaranteed to be a raucous 2012 session.
A Republican-dominated Indiana Senate committee on Friday endorsed the right-to-work bill that has prompted a three-day standstill in the Indiana House.
Indiana's House Democrats could be facing major financial pain as they begin a third day blocking a bill that would make Indiana the first state in more than a decade to enact right-to-work legislation.
Democrats determined to keep Indiana from becoming the first state in more than a decade to enact right-to-work legislation stymied the beginning of the House session Wednesday and said they planned to stall work indefinitely.
