Indiana House Bill 1126 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 23 2014 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-03-04 - Third reading: Failed for Lack of Constitutional Majority: Roll Call 299: yeas 23 and nays 25
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Provides that an employer who fails to make timely payment of wages to an employee and was not acting in good faith shall, in addition to the wages due, pay: (1) liquidated damages not to exceed 10% of the unpaid wages for each day that the amount due the employee remains unpaid, with the total amount awarded not to exceed double the amount of wages due; and (2) a reasonable fee for the employee's attorney. Provides that an employee may assign wages for: (1) the purchase of uniforms or equipment necessary to fulfill the duties of employment, subject to the restriction that the total amount of the wages assigned may not exceed the lesser of: (A) $2,500 per year; or (B) the maximum deduction allowed for a wage overpayment under IC 22-2-6-4; (2) reimbursement for education or employee skills training, subject to the restriction that an employer may not require, as a condition of employment, that an employee pay or reimburse the employer for training that is specific to the employee's job with the employer; and (3) an advance for payroll or vacation pay. Provides that the interest rate charged on amounts loaned or advanced to an employee and repaid using a wage assignment may not exceed the bank prime loan interest rate as reported by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor rate, plus 4%.

Wage payment and wage assignment.

Rep. David Ober [R]

Rep. John Price [R]

Rep. Robert Morris [R]

2014-03-04 - Senate - Senate Floor - (Y: 23 N: 25 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2014-02-25 - Senate - Senate Floor - (Y: 14 N: 33 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2014-02-19 - Senate - Senate Committee on Pensions and Labor - Roll Call 112603 (Y: 6 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-23 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 91 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2014-01-21 - House - House Floor - (Y: 66 N: 28 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2014-01-21 - House - House Floor - (Y: 66 N: 28 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2014-01-21 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 30 N: 66 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2014-01-21 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 30 N: 67 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2014-01-14 - House - House Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions - Roll Call 112601 (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-04	Senate	Third reading: Failed for Lack of Constitutional Majority: Roll Call 299: yeas 23 and nays 25
2014-02-25	Senate	Second reading: engrossed.
2014-02-25	Senate	HB 1126 Amendment #4 (Tallian), failed.
2014-02-20	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted.
2014-02-04	Senate	First Reading: Referred to Pensions and Labor
2014-01-23	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 45: yeas 91 and nays 3
2014-01-23	House	Referred to the Senate
2014-01-23	House	Senator Yoder added as sponsor.
2014-01-23	House	Senator Schneider added 2nd sponsor.
2014-01-21	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2014-01-21	House	Amendment #1 (Ober), prevailed.
2014-01-21	House	Amendment #2 (Bartlett), failed.
2014-01-21	House	Amendment #3 (Bartlett), failed.
2014-01-21	House	Amendment #4 (VanDenburgh) motion ruled out of order.
2014-01-15	House	Representative Price added as coauthor.
2014-01-15	House	Representative Morris added as coauthor.
2014-01-15	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted.
2014-01-09	House	First Reading: Referred to Employment, Labor and Pensions
2014-01-09	House	Authored by Representative Ober.

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2014/bills/house/1126/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/e/e/8/fee83797/HB1126.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/b/8/8/6b8827d0/HB1126.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/4/7/4/247475dc/HB1126.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/d/3/6/1d36dcfe/HB1126.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/1/2/f/112fe615/HB1126.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/2/b/7/02b74186/HB1126.04.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/a/a/5/eaa5749e/HB1126.04.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/3/a/d/13adf953/HB1126.05.COMS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/2/7/d/527d0510/HB1126.03.COMH.45.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/9/4/3/a94320bd/HB1126.02.COMH.29.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/0/3/4/a0341aee/HB1126.02.COMH.30.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/3/e/9/43e9f436/HB1126.01.INTR.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/a/e/9/1ae927b9/HB_1126.31.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/f/e/e/afeefe1d/HB1126.02.COMH.31.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/a/6/b/ba6be143/HB1126.03.COMH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/3/0/5/8305e65a/HB1126.05.COMS.234.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/0/b/0/30b0dba5/HB1126.05.COMS.299.pdf