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SB968 • 2025

Provides conditions and procedures under which a public employer may deduct amounts of erroneous overpayments from a public employee's wages.

Provides conditions and procedures under which a public employer may deduct amounts of erroneous overpayments from a public employee's wages.

Labor
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Taylor, Senator Jama,, Manning Jr,, Meek,, Neron Misslin,, Woods
Last action
2025-08-08
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-08 Senate

    Chapter 602, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-08-08 Senate

    Effective date, January 1, 2026.

  3. 2025-07-24 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-06-26 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-06-25 Senate

    President signed.

  6. 2025-06-24 House

    Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. Ayes, 34; Nays, 14--Boice, Boshart Davis, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, McIntire, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wright; Excused, 6--Cate, Diehl, Harbick, Nguyen H, Wallan, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 6--Chotzen, Evans, Helm, Owens, Smith G, Walters.

  7. 2025-06-23 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 24, 2025 Calendar.

  8. 2025-06-20 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2025 Calendar.

  9. 2025-06-19 House

    Second reading.

  10. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. Ayes, 21; Nays, 8--Girod, Linthicum, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 1--Gorsek.

  11. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Vote explanation(s) filed by Robinson.

  12. 2025-06-18 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  13. 2025-06-18 House

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  14. 2025-06-18 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  15. 2025-06-17 Senate

    Second reading.

  16. 2025-06-16 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)

  17. 2025-06-13 Senate

    Work Session held.

  18. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Work Session held.

  19. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Returned to Full Committee.

  20. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.

  21. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)

  22. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.

  23. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Work Session held.

  24. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Work Session held.

  25. 2025-03-13 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  26. 2025-01-30 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

  27. 2025-01-30 Senate

    Referred to Labor and Business.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act would make new laws for deductions from public employees' wages to recoup amounts that were paid in error. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8).
Provides conditions and procedures under which a public employer may deduct amounts of erroneous overpayments from a public employee's wages.
Relating to: Relating to deductions from employee wages.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned