Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Labor and Public Employees Committee on February 24, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 5240
AN ACT REQUIRING DOUBLE DAMAGES BE AWARDED IN CIVIL ACTIONS TO COLLECT WAGES OR BENEFITS.
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 House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 22 to February 24, 2012, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 22 to Feb 24 · stopped2 days
Labor and Public Employees CommitteeFeb 22 to Feb 24 · stopped2 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 House of Representatives Feb 22 – Feb 24
- Feb 22Introduced and sent to Labor and Public Employees Committee
- Feb 24Heard in Labor and Public Employees Committee
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 24PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses