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HB 7131: Seat Requirements

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Campbell

Seat Requirements; Repeals provisions that require employers who require employees to stand or walk during their duties to provide seats for such employees when not engaged in their active work; repeals provisions that require employers to permit specified employees to use seats during business hours, for purposes of necessary rest, when such use will not interfere with requirements of employment; deletes penalty.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/22/2011 House • Filed
3/23/2011 House • Introduced -HJ 277
3/24/2011 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 311
3/28/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/30/11, 8:00 am, 404 HOB --Not Considered
4/5/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/07/11, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
4/7/2011 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 591
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 591
4/26/2011 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/11
4/28/2011 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 891
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/2/2011 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 987
• Passed; YEAS 85 NAYS 32 -HJ 987
5/2/2011 Senate • In Messages
5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Messages