AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES (Increases the criminal penalties for wage theft and employee misclassification.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced May 25, 2023
Signed Jun 22, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2023
How they voted
25–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 28
Jun 8, 2023
D
Democratic25
88% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Jun 22, 2023
Signed into law
06/22/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/14/2023 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
lower
Jun 13, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jun 9, 2023
Committee
06/09/2023 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/08/2023 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
upper
May 31, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/31/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 25, 2023
Introduced
05/25/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Meghan Kallman
DDemocratic
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