AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES -- FREQUENCY OF PAYMENT
Summary
Eliminate all exceptions to the provision that all employees are to be paid weekly except for employees of the state and its political subdivisions, municipal governments, and non-profit organizations with less than twenty-five (25) employees.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2025
Last action Mar 5, 2025
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
03/05/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
02/28/2025 Introduced, referred to House Labor
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cherie Cruz
DDemocratic
P
Enrique Sanchez
DDemocratic
P
Jennifer Stewart
DDemocratic
P
Leo Felix
DDemocratic
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