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CS/CS/CS/HB 1125: Employers and Employees

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Local and Federal Affairs Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Goodson

Employers and Employees; Creates civil cause of action for wage theft; provides jurisdiction; provides procedure for filing of civil action for wage theft; provides jurisdiction; provides limitation on filing fee; requires claimant to notify employer of employee's intention to initiate civil action; provides employer specific time to resolve action; provides statute of limitations; requires claimant to prove wage theft by preponderance of evidence; provides limitation for compensatory damages; prohibits certain damages; authorizes county, municipality, or political subdivision to establish process by which claim may be filed; prohibits local government from adopting or maintaining in effect certain laws, ordinances, and rules for purpose of addressing unpaid wage claims; prohibits preemption of certain local ordinances governing wage theft; provides that any regulation, ordinance, or other provision for recovery of unpaid wages is prohibited & preempted to state.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/28/2013 House • Filed
    3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 109
    3/6/2013 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Local and Federal Affairs Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 200
    3/11/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/13/13, 12:00 pm, 404 HOB
    3/13/2013 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 2 -HJ 258
    3/15/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 255
    3/18/2013 House • Now in Local and Federal Affairs Committee -HJ 270
    4/5/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Local and Federal Affairs Committee, 04/09/13, 10:30 am, Webster Hall
    4/9/2013 House • CS/CS by Local and Federal Affairs Committee; YEAS 10 NAYS 8 -HJ 580
    4/11/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Local and Federal Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 573
    4/12/2013 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 610
    • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/16/13, 2:00 pm, 404 HOB
    4/16/2013 House • CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 6 -HJ 686
    4/18/2013 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 678
    4/22/2013 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 702
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/13
    4/24/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 804
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/25/2013 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 844
    • CS passed; YEAS 71 NAYS 45 -HJ 844
    4/25/2013 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 670
    • Received -SJ 670
    5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 1125, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/18/2013 at 11:29 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1216 (c1) Employers and Employees Bradley Similar Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On Special Order Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/25/2013 11:38 AM House 71 Yeas - 45 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    34.01 Jurisdiction of county court. Page 2 (pdf)
    448.115 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 1125, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/11/2013 at 9:12 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1216 (c1) Employers and Employees Bradley Similar Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On Special Order Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    215537 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Goodson 4/15/2013
    7:30 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/16/2013     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    34.01 Jurisdiction of county court. Page 2 (pdf)
    448.115 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1125, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/15/2013 at 10:00 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Local and Federal Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/11/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1216 (c1) Employers and Employees Bradley Similar Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On Special Order Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    366207 - Amendment
    Remove lines 111-117 and insert:     		Goodson 4/8/2013
    5:18 PM     		Adopted
    4/9/2013     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    34.01 Jurisdiction of county court. Page 2 (pdf)
    448.115 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • HB 1125, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2013 at 11:03 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1216 Wage Theft Bradley Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On Special Order Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    734067 - Amendment to Amendment
    Remove lines 88-94 of the amendment and insert:     		Rodriguez, J.
    (Goodson)     		3/13/2013
    6:14 PM     		Failed to Adopt
    3/13/2013     		PDF
    626171 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Goodson 3/12/2013
    7:21 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/13/2013     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    34.01 Jurisdiction of county court. Page 2 (pdf)
    448.115 Page 2 (pdf)
    448.116 Page 5 (pdf)

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