BILL · 2013–14 SESSION
HB 1659: News/independent contractors
Clarifying the employment status of independent contractors in the news business.
Summary
- Modifies exclusions from unemployment insurance, industrial insurance, and the Minimum Wage Act for certain newspaper services to exclude vendors, carriers, delivery persons, and stringers.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2013
- Out of committeeFeb 18, 2013
- Passed Housestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mike Sells (D-38)
- Introduced
- February 5, 2013 in the House
- Last action
- January 13, 2014
- Companion bill
- SB 5476
AN ACT Relating to the employment status of independent contractors in the news business;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mike Sells (D-38)
5 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- Referred to Labor & Workforce Development.
- Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- LWD - Executive action taken by committee.
- Minority; do not pass.
- LWD - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.
HB 1659 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- HB 1659 (2023–24) Carbon market prices
- HB 1659 (2021–22) Higher education grants
- HB 1659 (2019–20) Health sciences auths/taxes
- HB 1659 (2017–18) Law interpretation, judicial
- HB 1659 (2015–16) Group life & disability ins.
- HB 1659 (2011–12) Hospital benefit zones
- HB 1659 (2009–10) Public trails & cnty revenue