Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 11, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
Senate Bill 798
AN ACT REQUIRING DOUBLE DAMAGES BE AWARDED IN CIVIL ACTIONS TO COLLECT WAGES.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require twice the full amount of wages recovered by an employee or labor organization be awarded in a successful civil action to recover wages an employer has failed to pay.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 25 to May 11, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action17 actions on 11 days
In the SenateJan 25 to May 11 · stopped106 days
Labor and Public Employees CommitteeJan 25 to Feb 2430 days
Judiciary CommitteeApr 21 to Apr 287 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 25 – Apr 28
- Jan 25Introduced and sent to Labor and Public Employees Committee
- Feb 2Heard in Labor and Public Employees Committee
- Feb 24Labor and Public Employees Committee recommended it
- Apr 21Sent to Judiciary Committee
- Apr 28Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 17 actions, as published
- Jan 25REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 2PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Feb 24Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Feb 25FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Feb 28REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Mar 7SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Mar 7FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 21REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- Apr 28Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Apr 29FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 5REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- May 11RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 11NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 11FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 11FILE NO.Both houses