CS/SB 1124: Preemption of Local Government Wage Mandates
GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Gruters
Preemption of Local Government Wage Mandates; Creating the "Wage Mandate Preemption Act"; deleting the definition of the term “employer contracting to provide goods or services for the political subdivision”; revising prohibitions relating to political subdivisions enacting, maintaining, or enforcing wage mandates in an amount greater than the state or federal minimum wage; specifying that any wage mandate that conflicts with such prohibitions is void, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/1/2021 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/5/2022 | Senate |
• Referred to Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 75 |
| 1/11/2022 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 75 |
| 1/20/2022 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/25/22, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Amendment(s) Adopted - Temporarily Postponed |
| 1/28/2022 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/02/22, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building |
| 2/2/2022 | Senate |
• CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 -SJ 337 |
| 2/3/2022 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Commerce and Tourism • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 340 |
| 3/12/2022 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | Senate |
• Died in Commerce and Tourism |
