AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY - BENEFITS (Raises the minimum attorneys' fee awarded to a claimant from fifty dollars ($50) to two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in certain instances in unemployment compensation matters.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced Feb 15, 2018
Signed Jul 10, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2018
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 32
May 24, 2018
D
Democratic29
89% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/22/2018 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 21, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/21/2018 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 25, 2018
Committee
05/25/2018 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
May 24, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/24/2018 Senate read and passed
legislature
May 17, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/17/2018 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
04/12/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced
02/15/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Frank Ciccone
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
P
Stephen R. Archambault
DDemocratic
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