An Act restoring the minimum wage and providing unemployment insurance reforms
The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the House Bill relative to workforce reform (House, No. 4026), reports, in part, a “Bill restoring the minimum wage and providing unemployment insurance reforms” (Senate, No. 2123).
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Sponsor:
- Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to strengthen forthwith the laws relative to labor and workforce development in the commonwealth, therefore, it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Reported on a part of H4026 |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Read second |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Further amendment (Humason #1.1) rejected |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Amendment (Tarr #1) rejected -see Roll Call #290 [YEAS 5 - NAYS 33] |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Amendment (Tarr #2) ruled out of order |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Amendment (Tarr#3) rejected |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Amendment (Tarr #4) rejected |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Amendment (Tarr #5) rejected -see Roll Call #291 [YEAS 7 - NAYS 31] |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Amendment (Tarr #6) rejected -see Roll Call #292 [YEAS 11 - NAYS 27] |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Amendment (Tarr #7) rejected |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Amendment (Tarr #8) rejected |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Amendment (Tarr #9) rejected |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Read third |
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #293 [YEAS 34 - NAYS 5] |
| 5/5/2014 | House | Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 5/14/2014 | House | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of an amendment, H4079 |
| 5/14/2014 | House | Referred to the House committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending |
| 5/14/2014 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending |
| 5/14/2014 | House | Read second |
| 5/14/2014 | House | Amendment adopted, as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means, see H4079 |
| 5/14/2014 | House | Ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed |
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