Assisting workers in recovering wages owed.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 3, 2024
Signed Mar 18, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2024 · House Feb 7, 2024
How they voted
48–0
Passed
Total votes 48
Mar 1, 2024
D
Democratic28
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Mar 18, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0)
senate
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
LC - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 7, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-3)
house
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 10:30 AM.
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Liz Berry
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Ramel
DDemocratic
Co
Beth Doglio
DDemocratic
Co
Debra Lekanoff
DDemocratic
Co
Gerry Pollet
DDemocratic
Co
Julia Reed
DDemocratic
Co
Lillian Ortiz-Self
DDemocratic
Co
Mary Fosse
DDemocratic
Co
Roger Goodman
DDemocratic
Co
Shelley Kloba
DDemocratic
Co
Tarra Simmons
DDemocratic
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