AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (Comprehensively addresses wage discrimination by expanding employee protections and the scope of the remedies available to employees who have experienced wage discrimination.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Last action Jun 7, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2019
How they voted
24–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 27
Jun 6, 2019
D
Democratic25
88% Yea
R
Republican2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 7, 2019
Committee
06/07/2019 Referred to House Labor
lower
Jun 6, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/06/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
May 29, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/29/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DR
Dominick Ruggerio
DDemocratic
P
Gayle L. Goldin
DDemocratic
P
Maryellen Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Sandra Cano
DDemocratic
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