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2024 SESSION

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HB 770 Retaliatory action against employee prohibited; remedies available.

Introduced by: Karrie K. Delaney | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Retaliatory action against employee prohibited; remedies available. Provides that a violation of certain provisions regarding retaliatory action against employees may be alleged in a court of competent jurisdiction within one year of the employer's final prohibited retaliatory action. The bill states that in such cases, double damages may be awarded if such violation was willful.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102607D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/29/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB770ER)  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed
• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102607D
• 01/09/24  House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
• 01/18/24  House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
• 01/25/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
• 01/30/24  House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (13-Y 9-N)
• 02/01/24  House: Read first time
• 02/02/24  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/05/24  House: Read third time and passed House (50-Y 48-N)
• 02/05/24  House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 48-N)
• 02/06/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/06/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/19/24  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (10-Y 5-N)
• 02/21/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/22/24  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/22/24  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/22/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/22/24  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N)
• 02/26/24  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (50-Y 46-N)
• 02/26/24  House: VOTE: Adoption (50-Y 46-N)
• 02/29/24  House: Enrolled
• 02/29/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB770ER)
• 02/29/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/03/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/17/24  House: House sustained Governor's veto