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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Apr 5, 2023
Signed May 15, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2023 · House May 9, 2023
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 34
Apr 25, 2023
D
Democratic8
62% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Commerce and Small Business)
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Commerce and Small Business)
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Garlan Gudger
RRepublican
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