Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Business and Labor Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 3217
Makes contractor liable for unpaid wages, including other benefit payment or contribution, of employee of subcontractor at any tier.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Makes contractor liable for unpaid wages, including other benefit payment or contribution, of employee of subcontractor at any tier. Permits third party owed payment or contribution made as part of employee compensation and joint labor-management cooperation committee to bring action against contractor on behalf of employee for unpaid wages. Requires committee to provide notice of intent to file action to contractor and subcontractor. Requires subcontractor at any tier to provide certain information to contractor upon request. Requires contracts entered into between contractors and first-tier subcontractors or between first-tier subcontractors and subcontractors at any tier to include certain provisions to ensure timely payments of wages to employees. Allows contractor to pay unpaid wages to employee of subcontractor and to withhold payment to subcontractor in amount equal to amount of unpaid wages for subcontractor's failure to meet certain requirements. Applies to contractors who enter into contract with subcontractor on or after January 1, 2020.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 28 to June 30, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 28 to Jun 30 · stopped122 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 28 to Mar 66 days
Business and LaborMar 6 to Jun 30 · stopped116 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 28 – Jun 30
- Feb 28Introduced
- Mar 6Sent to Business and Labor
- Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 28First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 6Referred to Business and Labor.House of Representatives
- Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives