Relating to labor and employement; to exclude consideration of a motor carrier's use of safety improvements, technologies, practices, and driver coaching in determining a motor carrier driver's classification as an independent contractor or an employee under state law.
Summary
Labor and employment, motor carriers and drivers, excludes safety improvement requirements for drivers from employee or independent contractor determination.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 4, 2023
Last action May 3, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 20, 2023
How they voted
101–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 102
Apr 20, 2023
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican75
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Commerce and Small Business)
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Commerce and Small Business)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rhett Marques
RRepublican
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