Date	Chamber	Action
3/10/2023	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Freelance Worker Protection Act. Provides that freelance workers must be compensated by hiring parties for their services in a timely manner. Provides that whenever a hiring party retains the services of a freelance worker, the contract between the hiring party and the freelance worker shall be reduced to writing and signed by both parties. Provides that no hiring party shall threaten, intimidate, discipline, harass, deny a work opportunity to, or discriminate against a freelance worker, or take any other action that penalizes a freelance worker for, or is reasonably likely to deter a freelance worker from, exercising or attempting to exercise any right guaranteed under the Act. Contains provisions concerning enforcement; civil enforcement; public policy and intent; public awareness; reports; coordination; and rulemaking by the Department of Labor. Effective July 1, 2024.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2023	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
2/9/2023	Senate	First Reading
2/9/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/23/2023	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
2/23/2023	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
2/24/2023	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
2/28/2023	Senate	Assigned to Labor
3/3/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
3/3/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/7/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Labor
3/10/2023	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
3/10/2023	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
6/12/2023	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon

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