AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE (Expands definition of "employee" to include a caterer licensed by the department of health and division of taxation and food truck.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2019
Last action Jun 25, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 12, 2019
How they voted
65–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 67
Jun 12, 2019
D
Democratic59
96% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jun 25, 2019
Committee
06/25/2019 Referred to Senate Labor
legislature
Jun 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/12/2019 House read and passed
lower
Jun 5, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/05/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 3, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/03/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/25/2019 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/27/2019)
legislature
Mar 22, 2019
Introduced
03/22/2019 Introduced, referred to House Labor
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Kennedy
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
Julie Casimiro
DDemocratic
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