An Act providing for the registration of labor brokers; imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry and the Secretary of Labor and Industry; establishing the Labor Broker Registration Account; and imposing penalties.

Added new sponsors (Malagari and Green) and committee reporting status to the bill header

Expanded 'labor broker' definition to include 'contractor' alongside 'employer', meaning labor brokers can now supply workers to contractors as well as employers

Added new definition for 'subcontractor' to clarify what persons are excluded from the labor broker definition

Added 'maintenance' to the definition of construction work in the 'construction' definition

Added 'authorized representative' to the Secretary definition to clarify who can act on behalf of the Secretary

Added Section 17 requiring the Department to prepare educational materials and conduct public outreach at least six months before the law takes effect

Modified effective date section to specify that educational materials requirements take effect immediately while the rest of the act takes effect in one year

Added language requiring labor brokers to 'represent themselves' when holding themselves out as brokers, clarifying the representation aspect of the prohibition

Modified penalty language to include 'or has knowledge of a violation' for certain penalties, expanding accountability

Added ability for Secretary to prohibit registration renewal (not just initial registration) for violations