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SB 1542 Occupational safety and health laws; increases maximum amount of civil penalties.
Introduced by: Richard L. Saslaw | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Occupational health and safety laws; amount of civil penalties. Increases the maximum amount of civil penalties that may be assessed by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry for certain violations of occupational safety and health laws from $7,000 to $12,471 and for willful or repeated violations of such laws from $70,000 to $124,709. The measure also requires the Commissioner annually to increase the maximum civil penalty amounts, starting in 2018, by an amount that reflects the percentage increase, if any, in the consumer price index from the previous calendar year. This bill is identical to HB 1883.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/17 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 17101266D pdf | impact statement
- 02/16/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1542ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/23/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/20/17 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 17101266D
- 01/20/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/30/17 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/01/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/17 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 7-N)
- 02/03/17 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 Senate: Passed Senate (28-Y 11-N)
- 02/08/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/17 House: Read first time
- 02/08/17 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/09/17 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 House: Read second time
- 02/14/17 House: Read third time
- 02/14/17 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/16/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1542ER)
- 02/16/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/17/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/17/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
- 02/17/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
- 02/23/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 221 (effective 7/1/17)
- 02/23/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221)