Minimum wage; tipped employees, classification. (HB56)
Introduced By
Del. Lee Carter (D-Manassas) with support from co-patron Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Minimum wage; tipped employees; classification. Prohibits an employer from classifying an individual as a tipped employee if the individual is prohibited by applicable federal or state law or regulation from soliciting tips. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 11/30/2019 | Committee |
| 11/30/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100830D |
| 11/30/2019 | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 01/16/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB56) |
| 01/16/2020 | Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendments (18-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/20/2020 | Read first time |
| 01/21/2020 | Read second time |
| 01/21/2020 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 01/21/2020 | Engrossed by House as amended HB56E |
| 01/21/2020 | Printed as engrossed 20100830D-E |
| 01/22/2020 | Read third time and passed House (86-Y 14-N) |
| 01/22/2020 | VOTE: Passage (86-Y 14-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/23/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/23/2020 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/30/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB56E) |
| 03/02/2020 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/04/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/05/2020 | Read third time |
| 03/05/2020 | Passed Senate (27-Y 13-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/05/2020 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/05/2020 | Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/12/2020 | Enrolled |
| 03/12/2020 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB56ER) |
| 03/12/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/12/2020 | Signed by President |
| 03/13/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB56ER) |
| 03/17/2020 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020 |
| 03/17/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| 04/11/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 1145 (effective 7/1/20) |
| 04/11/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1145) |
Comments
Why not let employers and workers negotiate wages?
I would rather see tipped employees make minimum wage or more, and do away with tipping in general as a result.
However, there are employers that simply won't budge on what they're willing to pay employees for their work, and quitting or finding work elsewhere doesn't solve the problem. Making this a law just might.
I say this deserves to be passed.