Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain offenses involving wage theft.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2019
Last action Apr 17, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 10, 2019
How they voted
78–32
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 113
Apr 10, 2019
D
Democratic47
95% Yea
R
Republican66
50% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Apr 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Mar 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Vote reconsidered in committee
lower
Mar 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Referred to International Relations & Economic Development
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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