Relating to the payment of wages by an employer through a payroll card account.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Mar 6, 2019
Signed May 29, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
12
Committee
11
May 29, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
upper
May 6, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 6, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to International Relations & Economic Development
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JM
Jim Murphy
RRepublican
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