GA HB789 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 14 2018 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-03-27 - Senate Tabled
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide for marketplace contractors to be treated as independent contractors under state and local laws; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions and exceptions; to specifically provide that as independent contractors of a marketplace platform marketplace contractors are not engaged in employment for purposes of the "Employment Security Law" and are not employees for purposes of workers' compensation; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Labor and industrial relations; marketplace contractors to be treated as independent contractors under state and local laws; provisions

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-02-14 - House - House Vote #507 (Y: 102 N: 66 NV: 4 Abs: 7) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-27SenateSenate Tabled
2018-03-21SenateSenate Read Second Time
2018-03-21SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2018-02-15SenateSenate Read and Referred
2018-02-14HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2018-02-14HouseHouse Third Readers
2018-02-08HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2018-02-05HouseHouse Second Readers
2018-02-01HouseHouse First Readers
2018-01-31HouseHouse Hopper

Georgia State Sources


Bill Comments

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