Legislation

Title: Election Law – Time Off for Employee Voting
Sponsored by: Delegate Palakovich Carr
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Finance and Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring every employer in the State to allow any employee who does not have 2 hours of continuous off-duty time when the polls are open up to 2 hours absence from work to vote in an election; altering the requirement that certain employees furnish to their employers certain proof the employee has voted to specify that the proof be furnished in a timely manner; and prohibiting an employer from discriminating, retaliating, or taking any form of reprisal against an employee who is absent from work to vote.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance; Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0158

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1589 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/15/2020 Legislative Date 10/15/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/22/2020 Legislative Date 12/22/2020 Action Hearing 1/19 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law – Time Off for Employee Voting Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2021 Legislative Date 2/10/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {655867/1 Adopted Proceedings 10AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 10AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Election Law – Time Off for Employee Voting Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/16/2021 Legislative Date 2/16/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (91-38) Proceedings 12 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/17/2021 Legislative Date 2/12/2021 Action Referred Finance Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 13 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/15/2020	10/15/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Ways and Means
House	12/22/2020	12/22/2020	Hearing 1/19 at 1:30 p.m.
			Text - First - Election Law – Time Off for Employee Voting
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/10/2021	2/10/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	2/11/2021	2/11/2021	Favorable with Amendments {655867/1 Adopted	10AClick to view Recorded Media
House	2/11/2021	2/11/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	10AClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Law – Time Off for Employee Voting
House	2/16/2021	2/16/2021	Third Reading Passed (91-38)	12 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/17/2021	2/12/2021	Referred Finance Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	13 Click to view Recorded Media

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