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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 840

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Relating to: counting of tips for tipped employees and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Data processing Employment Wage — Minimum Workforce development department of

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Workforce Development to promulgate

rules allowing an employer to require tipped employees to use an electronic

signature or other electronic means that uniquely identifies the employee when

acknowledging the counting of tips toward fulfillment of the employer's obligation

to pay the minimum wage.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Bowen (D) , Brooks (R) , Dittrich (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Kulp (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Wichgers (R) , Zimmerman (R)

6 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , Feyen (R) , Haywood (D) , Jacque (R) , Kapenga (R) , Nass (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 1

Passed 13–1 Feb 18, 2020 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 63, Noes 36

Passed 63–36 Feb 20, 2020 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Mar 18, 2020 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 30, 2020 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Schraa, Bowen, Ballweg, Brooks, Dittrich, Felzkowski, Kulp, Skowronski, Wichgers and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Feyen, Jacque, Kapenga and Nass

  2. Jan 30, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Feb 5, 2020 · Assembly

    Representative Haywood added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 12, 2020 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Feb 13, 2020 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 1

  8. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:06 AM on 2-20-2020 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 21

  10. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sinicki

  11. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 63, Noes 36

  12. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Feb 21, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Feb 28, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform

  19. Mar 17, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  20. Mar 18, 2020 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  21. Mar 18, 2020 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  22. Mar 18, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1