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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 691

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Relating to: classification of motor vehicle operators as independent contractors or employees.

Bus and truck Franchise — Taxation Income tax Unemployment insurance Wage — Minimum Wage — Payment Water — Pollution Workers compensation

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides that, for the purposes of the worker's compensation law, the

unemployment insurance law, the minimum wage law, the administration of income

and franchise taxes, and wage claims, the fact that the operator of a motor vehicle

for a motor carrier deploys, implements, or uses a motor carrier safety improvement

is not evidence that the operator is an employee rather than an independent

contractor.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , August (R) , Knodl (R) , Macco (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R)

3 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Cowles (R) , Murphy (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Labor and Integrated Employment, Ayes 6, Noes 3

Passed 6–3 Feb 1, 2022 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. Nov 12, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Spiros, Armstrong, August, Macco, Steffen and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Cowles and Ballweg

  2. Nov 12, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor and Integrated Employment

  3. Nov 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Murphy added as a coauthor

  4. Dec 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 26, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 1, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Labor and Integrated Employment, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  7. Feb 1, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 3, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Spiros

  9. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 8:41 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  10. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  11. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1