AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - WORKERS' COMPENSATION (Provides employer pays any excess damages for an injured minor/clarifies liability of employer for violation of continuation of health care benefits for injured employee caused by employer/repeals obsolete/inapplicable workers' compensation laws.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced May 22, 2019
Signed Jul 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Jun 11, 2019
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jul 15, 2019
Signed into law
07/15/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/24/2019 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 19, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/19/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 12, 2019
Committee
06/12/2019 Referred to House Labor
lower
Jun 11, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/11/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
May 29, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/29/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 22, 2019
Introduced
05/22/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DM
Donna M. Nesselbush
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ciccone
DDemocratic
P
Frank Lombardo
DDemocratic
P
Hanna Gallo
DDemocratic
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