AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HEALTHY AND SAFE FAMILIES AND WORKPLACES ACT (Amends the definition of employee to remove apprenticeships and interns and any other individuals pursuant to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. Section 203 et seq.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 15, 2023
Signed Jun 20, 2023
Floor votes · House Jun 12, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 20, 2023
Signed into law
06/20/2023 Signed by Governor
Jun 15, 2023
Senate · Passed
06/15/2023 Senate passed in concurrence
Jun 12, 2023
House · Passed
06/12/2023 House read and passed
Jun 7, 2023
Legislature · Reported by committee
06/07/2023 Committee recommends passage
Mar 29, 2023
Legislature · Failed in committee
03/29/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Feb 28, 2023
Legislature · Reported by committee
02/28/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/01/2023)
Feb 15, 2023
House · Introduced
02/15/2023 Introduced, referred to House Labor
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Potter
DDemocratic
P
Deb Fellela
DDemocratic
P
Grace Diaz
DDemocratic
P
Joseph McNamara
DDemocratic
P
Mary Messier
DDemocratic
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