AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES (Removes the overtime exemption for firefighters unless they are paid at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2) times their regular rate for all hours worked in excess of forty-two (42) hours.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Apr 3, 2019
Signed May 17, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2019
How they voted
30–5
Passed
Total votes 35
May 1, 2019
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican5
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
3
May 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
05/09/2019 House passed in concurrence
lower
May 7, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/07/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 2, 2019
Committee
05/02/2019 Referred to House Labor
lower
May 1, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/01/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Apr 24, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/24/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced
04/03/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DR
Dominick Ruggerio
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ciccone
DDemocratic
P
Hanna Gallo
DDemocratic
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