Legislation - SB0445

Title: Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information
Sponsored by: Senator Kramer
Status: In the House - Second Reading Passed
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring governmental units that employ firefighters to compute overtime pay for each hour over 168 hours that a firefighter works during a 28-day work period; requiring counties and municipalities to provide certain payroll information to each employed firefighter; authorizing a firefighter or the firefighter's exclusive representative to initiate a certain grievance if a county or municipality does not provide the payroll information as required or wages due; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

Committees

Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Government, Labor, and Elections

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB0532

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0124 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/02/2026 Legislative Date 2/02/2026 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/04/2026 Action Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2026 Legislative Date 3/16/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {413020/1 Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (42-3) Proceedings 42AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Referred Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings 44AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 4/03/2026 Action Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 55 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/02/2026	2/02/2026	First Reading Finance
			Text - First - Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information
Senate	2/04/2026	2/04/2026	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2026	3/16/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/17/2026	3/01/2026	Favorable with Amendments {413020/1 Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2026	3/01/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	40 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information
Senate	3/19/2026	3/03/2026	Third Reading Passed (42-3)	42AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2026	3/07/2026	Referred Government, Labor, and Elections	44AClick to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2026	4/03/2026	Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
House	4/03/2026	3/18/2026	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	55 Click to view Recorded Media

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