AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - TIP PROTECTION (Prohibits employers from receiving any portion of the tips given by customers to their tipped employees, with limited exceptions for credit card service charges.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Feb 8, 2022
Signed Jun 28, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 22, 2022
How they voted
66–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 72
Jun 22, 2022
D
Democratic63
93% Yea
R
Republican9
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 28, 2022
Signed into law
06/28/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/22/2022 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/21/2022 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 16, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/16/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 11, 2022
Committee
05/11/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 8, 2022
Introduced
02/08/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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