AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Repeals § 28-12-9 of the general laws which provides that the director of labor and training may approve of wages below the minimum wage for those persons whose earning capacity is impaired due to physical or mental disability.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2020
Last action Feb 25, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 25, 2020
How they voted
61–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 66
Feb 25, 2020
D
Democratic58
93% Yea
R
Republican8
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 25, 2020
Committee
02/25/2020 Referred to Senate Labor
legislature
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
02/25/2020 House read and passed
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Legislature · Passed
02/11/2020 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 5, 2020
Legislature · Passed
02/05/2020 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 24, 2020
Introduced
01/24/2020 Introduced, referred to House Labor
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gregg Amore
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
Joe Shekarchi
DDemocratic
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