Requires employers to provide hiring preference to employees who have reached maximum medical improvement following work-related injury.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2020
Committee Review
Dec 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 8, 2020
Last action Jun 21, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2021
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 40
Jun 3, 2021
D
Democratic26
88% Yea
R
Republican14
21% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Jun 3, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (26-0-14)
senate
Jun 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (26-0) (Lagana)
upper
Dec 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Oct 8, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Lagana
DDemocratic
P
Vin Gopal
DDemocratic
Co
Troy Singleton
DDemocratic
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