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CS/SB 1216: Employers and Employees

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Bradley

Employers and Employees; Providing jurisdiction of county courts over wage theft civil actions; providing a definition for the term “wage theft”; creating a civil cause of action for wage theft; providing the procedure for filing of a civil action for wage theft; requiring a claimant to notify the employer of the employee’s intention to initiate a civil action; authorizing a county, municipality, or political subdivision to establish a process by which a claim may be filed, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/27/2013 Senate • Filed
    3/1/2013 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations -SJ 90
    3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 90
    3/6/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/11/13, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Not Considered
    3/13/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/18/13, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/27/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/13, 12:15 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    4/1/2013 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 -SJ 279
    4/2/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/3/2013 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Commerce and Tourism
    • Remaining references corrected to Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 290
    • Now in Judiciary -SJ 279
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 286
    4/30/2013 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 881
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/13
    5/2/2013 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/13
    5/3/2013 Senate • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/SB 1216, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/2/2013 at 2:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1125 (c3) Employers and Employees Goodson Similar Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Criminal Justice
    Location: In committee/council (CJ)     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    481306 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Bradley 5/1/2013
    9:04 AM     		Web Page
    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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  • SB 1216, Original Filed Version Posted 2/27/2013 at 8:05 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/8/2013 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1125 (c1) Employers and Employees Goodson Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Criminal Justice
    Location: In committee/council (CJ)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (12)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    411024 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Bradley)     		3/6/2013
    4:37 PM     		Withdrawn
    3/13/2013     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 901110 - Amendment to Amendment (411024)
    Delete lines 45 - 49 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Bradley)     		3/11/2013
    12:17 PM     		Withdrawn
    3/13/2013     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 459014 - Amendment to Amendment (411024)
    Delete lines 63 - 70 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Bradley)     		3/11/2013
    12:17 PM     		Withdrawn
    3/13/2013     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 841392 - Amendment to Amendment (411024)
    Delete lines 99 - 102 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Smith)     		3/11/2013
    12:18 PM     		Withdrawn
    3/14/2013     		Web Page
    PDF
    420660 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Bradley)     		3/13/2013
    5:49 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2013     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 312628 - Amendment to Amendment (420660)
    Delete line 44 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Bradley)     		3/29/2013
    8:47 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2013     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 769992 - Amendment to Amendment (420660)
    Delete lines 51 - 56 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Bradley)     		4/1/2013
    8:29 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2013     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 609582 - Amendment to Amendment (420660)
    Delete line 64 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Bradley)     		3/29/2013
    8:48 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2013     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 329850 - Amendment to Amendment (420660)
    Delete line 66 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Bradley)     		3/29/2013
    8:48 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2013     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 929198 - Amendment to Amendment (420660)
    Delete lines 87 - 90 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Smith)     		3/14/2013
    4:58 PM     		Withdrawn
    4/1/2013     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 663082 - Amendment to Amendment (420660)
    Delete lines 87 - 93 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Smith)     		3/18/2013
    5:41 PM     		Unfavorable
    4/1/2013     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 721972 - Amendment to Amendment (420660)
    Delete lines 89 - 93 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Bradley)     		4/1/2013
    8:52 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2013     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2013 12:15 PM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    34.01 Jurisdiction of county court. Page 2 (pdf)
    448.115 Page 3 (pdf)
    448.116 Page 6 (pdf)

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