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CS/HB 241: Wage Protection

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Goodson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Baxley ; Corcoran ; Gaetz ; Hager

Wage Protection; Creates "Florida Wage Protection Law"; provides definition; provides legislative findings & intent; preempts regulation of wage theft to state, except as otherwise provided by federal law, & supersedes any municipal or county ordinance or other local regulation on such subject, etc.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/18/2011 House • Filed
2/1/2011 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 26
3/4/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/08/11, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
3/8/2011 House • Introduced -HJ 26
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 4 -HJ 187
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 146
3/9/2011 House • Now in Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee -HJ 186
3/25/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee, 03/29/11, 12:00 pm, Webster Hall
3/29/2011 House • Favorable by Community and Military Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 5 -HJ 390
3/30/2011 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 390
4/12/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/14/11, 9:00 am, 404 HOB
4/14/2011 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 10 NAYS 6 -HJ 644
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 644
4/27/2011 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/11
4/29/2011 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 917
• Amendment(s) adopted (312477) -HJ 917
• Read 3rd time -HJ 917
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 83 NAYS 25 -HJ 917
4/29/2011 Senate • In Messages
5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Messages