AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY - BENEFITS (Amends our worksharing law by allowing employers more flexibility in the reduction of work hours among its employees and by allowing more leeway on the start date of an adopted worksharing plan.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jun 2017
Introduced Feb 16, 2017
Signed Jun 29, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jun 29, 2017
Signed into law
06/29/2017 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2017 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/14/2017 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 1, 2017
Committee
06/01/2017 Referred to Senate Labor
legislature
May 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/30/2017 House read and passed
legislature
May 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/25/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 9, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/09/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 16, 2017
Committee
02/16/2017 Introduced, referred to House Labor
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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