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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 6220: Lay off of city employees

Preventing cities or towns from laying off employees to then hire inmate labor.

Summary

  • No city or town may layoff or conduct a reduction in force affecting permanent employees and fill the positions formerly occupied by permanent employees with inmates provided through the correctional industries program.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6220), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 9, 2006
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Keiser (D-33)
Introduced
January 9, 2006 in the Senate
Last action
January 9, 2006
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the lay off or reduction in force of city or town employees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Adam Kline D-37Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 6220 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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