HB 1558 IN Became Law
Employment of minor league baseball players.
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Summary
Provides that a person who has entered into a contract to play baseball at the minor league level and is compensated under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement is excluded from the definition of "employee" for purposes of the minimum wage law. Provides that a record of daily and weekly hours and wages is not required for any person who has entered into a contract to play baseball at the minor league level and is compensated under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement.
Sponsors (4)
- Heath VanNatter Republican · author
- Linda Rogers Republican · sponsor
- David Niezgodski Democratic · sponsor
- Blake Doriot Republican · sponsor
5 coauthors / cosponsors
- Brad Barrett Republican · coauthor
- Cory Criswell Republican · coauthor
- Mitch Gore Democratic · coauthor
- Rodney Pol Democratic · cosponsor
- Andrea Hunley Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (22)
- Jan 21, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions · lower
- Jan 21, 2025 Authored by Representative VanNatter · lower
- Jan 30, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
- Feb 3, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
- Feb 4, 2025 Senate sponsor: Senator Rogers · lower
- Feb 4, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 93: yeas 90, nays 0 · lower
- Feb 5, 2025 Referred to the Senate · lower
- Feb 4, 2025 Representatives Barrett, Criswell, Gore added as coauthors · lower
- Feb 19, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor · upper
- Mar 20, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
- Mar 24, 2025 Senator Niezgodski added as second sponsor · upper
- Mar 24, 2025 Senator Doriot added as third sponsor · upper
- Mar 24, 2025 Senator Pol added as cosponsor · upper
- Mar 24, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
- Mar 25, 2025 Senator Hunley added as cosponsor · upper
- Mar 25, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 291: yeas 47, nays 0 · upper
- Mar 26, 2025 Returned to the House without amendments · upper
- Mar 27, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
- Mar 27, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
- Apr 3, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 10, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
- Apr 10, 2025 Public Law 67 · lower
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