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
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2021
Last action Jun 16, 2021
Floor votes · House May 6, 2021
How they voted
63–6
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 72
May 6, 2021
D
Democratic62
100% Yea
R
Republican10
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jun 16, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/16/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 7, 2021
Committee
05/07/2021 Referred to Senate Labor
upper
May 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
05/06/2021 House read and passed
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/28/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 1, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/01/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
02/24/2021 Introduced, referred to House Labor
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Shekarchi
DDemocratic
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