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2022 SESSION
SB 538 Nonpayment of wages; defense of contractor.
Introduced by: Mark J. Peake | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Nonpayment of wages; defense of contractor. Provides that a general contractor or subcontractor, regardless of tier, may submit as evidence in defending against a claim for nonpayment a written certification, under oath, from any lower-tier subcontractor stating that (i) the subcontractor and each of his sub-subcontractors has paid all employees all wages due for the period during which the wages are claimed for the work performed on the project and (ii) to the subcontractor's knowledge, all sub-subcontractors below the subcontractor, regardless of tier, have similarly paid their employees all such wages. This bill is identical to HB 889.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102773D pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105298D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22106854D-H1 pdf
- 03/01/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB538ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB538ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/27/22 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB538ER2) pdf
- 04/27/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0726) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/12/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102773D
- 01/12/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/26/22 Senate: Rereferred from Judiciary (11-Y 4-N)
- 01/26/22 Senate: Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
- 01/28/22 Senate: Assigned C&L sub: Labor and Employment
- 02/07/22 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105298D-S1
- 02/08/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/22 Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/22 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/09/22 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22105298D-S1
- 02/09/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB538S1
- 02/10/22 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/21/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/22 House: Read first time
- 02/21/22 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
- 02/22/22 House: Reported from Commerce and Energy with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
- 02/22/22 House: Committee substitute printed 22106854D-H1
- 02/24/22 House: Read second time
- 02/25/22 House: Read third time
- 02/25/22 House: Committee substitute rejected 22106854D-H1
- 02/25/22 House: Passed House (65-Y 34-N)
- 02/25/22 House: VOTE: Passage (65-Y 34-N)
- 03/01/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/01/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB538ER)
- 03/01/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB538ER)
- 03/01/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/22 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
- 03/11/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/11/22 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/27/22 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/27/22 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (72-Y 27-N)
- 04/27/22 House: VOTE: Adoption (72-Y 27-N)
- 04/27/22 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/27/22 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/27/22 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB538ER2)
- 04/27/22 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/27/22 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/27/22 House: Enacted, Chapter 726 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/27/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0726)