Bill Summary

SB 1776 Employment Rights (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by McClain  CS Sponsors: Commerce and Tourism
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Summary
Employment Rights; Revising the definition of the term “independent contractor”; revising the prohibitions against retaliatory personnel action against an employee by his or her employer; providing that an employee may not recover in an action against an employer for a retaliatory personnel action unless the employee can prove certain claims by clear and convincing evidence; requiring, rather than authorizing, a court to award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party for retaliatory personnel actions, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025
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committees of reference
   S Commerce and Tourism
» S Judiciary
   S Rules
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Actions
02/28/25
SENATE
Filed
03/07/25
SENATE
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules
03/12/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Commerce and Tourism, 03/17/25, 1:30 pm, 110 S
03/17/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Commerce and Tourism; 6 Yeas, 3 Nays
03/18/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/18/25
SENATE
Now in Judiciary
05/03/25
SENATE
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
06/16/25
SENATE
Died in Judiciary
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bill text & filed amendments
1776
Filed on 02/28/25
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Amendment 319032
McClain
Filed on 03/14/25
Replaced by CS
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1776C1
Filed on 03/18/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
112.3187
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