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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB17-1021

Wage Theft Transparency Act

Type Bill
Session 2017 Regular Session
Subjects
Labor & Employment

concerning an employer's violation of wage laws.

Bill Summary:

Current law requires employers to release requested information to the division of labor standards and statistics (division) in the department of labor and employment and allows the division to have access to employers' premises and all books, records, and payrolls of employers. Current law also prohibits the release of any of this information obtained by the division if the release of the information might reveal a trade secret. The bill clarifies that information obtained by the division that relates to a finding by the division of a violation of wage laws is not confidential and shall be released to the public or for use in a court proceeding, unless the director of the division makes a determination that the information includes specific information that is a trade secret.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Jessie Danielson

Representative

Jessie Danielson

Senator John Cooke

Senator

John Cooke

Committees

House

Judiciary

Senate

Business, Labor, & Technology

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
04/13/2017 Signed Act PDF
04/04/2017 Final Act PDF
03/28/2017 Rerevised PDF
03/27/2017 Revised PDF
02/23/2017 Reengrossed PDF
02/21/2017 Engrossed PDF
01/11/2017 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
02/17/2017 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
06/28/2017 FN4 PDF
03/17/2017 FN3 PDF
02/27/2017 FN2 PDF
02/02/2017 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 17-1021 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 17-1021, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/28/2017 Third Reading BILL
34
AYE
1
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
03/23/2017 Committee of the Whole COW * (.001)
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
02/23/2017 Third Reading BILL
51
AYE
14
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
04/13/2017 Governor Governor Signed
04/04/2017 Governor Sent to the Governor
04/04/2017 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
04/04/2017 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/28/2017 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/27/2017 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/23/2017 Senate Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/27/2017 - No Amendments
03/23/2017 Senate Senate Second Reading Reconsidered - No Amendments
03/22/2017 Senate Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/21/2017 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
03/20/2017 Senate Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/24/2017 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
02/23/2017 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/22/2017 House House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
02/21/2017 House House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
02/16/2017 House House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
01/11/2017 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
04/13/2017 126 Wage Theft Transparency Act PDF

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