HB 442 (2025): relative to prohibiting payment of subminimum wages.
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HB 442 (2025)
relative to prohibiting payment of subminimum wages.
- Status: Died on the table
- Term: 2025-2026
- House committee: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- Subject: Employment
The Story
It was introduced on January 9, 2025 and referred to the House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services committee. The committee held a public hearing on February 4, 2025, with 209 people signed in online: 197 in support and 12 in opposition. The committee met in executive session on February 11, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House kill it, and the minority recommended that the House pass it, by a vote of 11–9. The report was placed on the regular calendar. On March 20, 2025 the House adopted “Lay HB442 on Table” on a roll call 199–153, on a motion by Rep. James Creighton. The bill died on the table when the session ended on December 17, 2025, having been set aside and never taken back up.
Sponsors
- Rep. Kris Schultz (D - Merr 29) (prime sponsor)
- Rep. George Sykes (D - Graf 14)
- Sen. Debra Altschiller (D - SD24)
- Rep. Cassandra Levesque (D - Straf 4)
- Rep. Suzanne Vail (D - Hills 06)
- Sen. Pat Long (D - SD20)
- Rep. Jodi Newell (D - Ches 4)
- Rep. Amy Malone (D - Straf 9)
- Sen. Suzanne Prentiss (D - SD5)
- Rep. Christine Seibert (D - Hills 21)
Hearings and Sessions
- February 4, 2025, 1:00 PM: public hearing, House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services, LOB 210-211
- February 11, 2025, 10:00 AM: executive session, House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services, LOB 307
- March 20, 2025: floor debate, House
Votes
- March 20, 2025, House: Lay on Table — yeas 199, nays 153, passed
The Docket
- January 9, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- February 4, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/04/2025 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
- February 11, 2025: Executive Session: 02/11/2025 10:00 am LOB 307
- February 11, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/11/2025 (Vote 11-9; RC)
- February 21, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
- March 20, 2025: Lay HB442 on Table (Rep. Creighton): MA RC 199-153 03/20/2025
- December 17, 2025: Died on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025