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SB 744 Misclassification of employees as independent contractors; Department of Taxation to investigate.
Introduced by: Jeremy S. McPike | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Misclassification of employees as independent contractors; Department of Taxation to investigate and enforce; civil penalties. Prohibits an employer from classifying an individual as an independent contractor if he is an employee. An individual shall be considered an employee of the party that pays the remuneration for purposes of Titles 40.1 (Labor and Employment), 58.1 (Taxation), 60.2 (Unemployment Compensation), and 65.2 (Workers' Compensation) unless and until it is shown that such individual is an independent contractor under Internal Revenue Service guidelines. Violators are subject to civil penalties and debarment from public contracts. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105143D pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20105143D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108163D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB744ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105143D
- 01/08/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 01/22/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 2-N)
- 01/23/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/20 Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/24/20 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/24/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB744E
- 01/24/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20105143D-E
- 01/27/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
- 02/18/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/20 House: Read first time
- 02/18/20 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/19/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108163D-H1
- 02/19/20 House: Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
- 02/19/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/21/20 House: Reported from Appropriations (14-Y 8-N)
- 02/25/20 House: Read second time
- 02/26/20 House: Read third time
- 02/26/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108163D-H1
- 02/26/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB744H1
- 02/26/20 House: Passed House with substitute (55-Y 45-N)
- 02/26/20 House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Title replaced 20108163D-H1
- 03/04/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/04/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB744ER)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- 03/12/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/06/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 682 (effective 1/1/21)
- 04/06/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682)