AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LOCAL OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY ACT (Creates a process that provides affected employees an opportunity to purchase the business that employs them, but is in danger of being sold or going out of business.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Signed Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 23, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
06/28/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2019 Senate passed as amended in concurrence
legislature
Jun 4, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/04/2019 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence
legislature
Apr 30, 2019
Committee
04/30/2019 Referred to Senate Commerce
legislature
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
04/23/2019 House passed as amended (floor amendment)
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/02/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 5, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/05/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to House Small Business
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Blazejewski
DDemocratic
P
MA
Michael A. Morin
DDemocratic
P
SM
Shelby Maldonado
DDemocratic
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