CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ACT
Summary
Creates the Construction Safety Act. Defines: "entity" as a person, firm, public or private corporation, owner, contractor, or subcontractor; and "work" as the overall or specific erection, construction, repair, alteration, removal, painting, maintenance, or cleaning of any building, bridge, viaduct, or other structure. Provides that if an entity has overall charge of or retains authority to control the work, exercises control of the overall work, or undertakes the responsibility to make the work safe, then a private right of action shall lie against the entity by or on behalf of any worker injured or killed in the course of the work.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2019
Last action Mar 29, 2019
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Mar 29, 2019
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
To Business and Industry Regulations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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