Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 869
Elections; require employers to let employees certain time off to vote in.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO ALLOW THEIR EMPLOYEES TO TAKE TWO HOURS OF TIME OFF IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS IN ORDER TO VOTE IN ANY MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, STATE OR FEDERAL POLITICAL PARTY PRIMARY, GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THE NOTICE THAT EMPLOYEES MUST GIVE EMPLOYERS IN ORDER TO TAKE TIME OFF TO VOTE; TO ALLOW EMPLOYERS TO SPECIFY WHEN EMPLOYEES MAY TAKE TIME OFF TO VOTE; TO PROVIDE THAT EMPLOYEES MUST NOT BE PENALIZED FOR TAKING THE PROVIDED TIME OFF TO VOTE; TO ESTABLISH THE PENALTIES FOR ANY EMPLOYER WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Apportionment and ElectionsFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature 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 Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the House committees on Apportionment and Elections and on Workforce Development
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Workforce DevelopmentHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives