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HB2938 • 2025

Permits a collective bargaining agreement to prescribe due dates for the payment of wages upon termination that do not require interpretation.

Permits a collective bargaining agreement to prescribe due dates for the payment of wages upon termination that do not require interpretation.

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Hudson, Senator Taylor,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards.

  3. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act would make changes to laws regarding penalty wages. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).
Permits a collective bargaining agreement to prescribe due dates for the payment of wages upon termination that do not require interpretation. Provides that penalty wages may be imposed against employers who fail to pay such wages by the prescribed due date.
Relating to: Relating to the payment of wages upon termination.
Current location: In House Committee