AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- GENERAL PROVISIONS
Summary
Amends the current law on workers' compensation to require any person who is considered an independent contractor to file annually with the director of labor and training and removes the requirement that the form be in writing.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Feb 12, 2024
Signed Jun 17, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2024
How they voted
30–5
Passed
Total votes 35
Apr 30, 2024
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 17, 2024
Signed into law
06/17/2024 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
06/04/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
May 28, 2024
Legislature · Passed
05/28/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
May 1, 2024
Committee
05/01/2024 Referred to House Labor
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
04/30/2024 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Legislature · Passed
04/24/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
04/03/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Frank Ciccone
DDemocratic
P
John Burke
DDemocratic
P
Mark McKenney
DDemocratic
P
Val Lawson
DDemocratic
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