December
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November
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October
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September
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August
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July
Dispensary Medical Cannabis
Bill
House Bill 2260 (2021)
Summary
Amends the circumstances under which medical cannabis may be transported by and between dispensaries; extends the date after which primary caregivers will no longer be authorized to cultivate cannabis for a qualifying patient; redefine the term medical cannabis production center to include any series of structures located within the same secured perimeter fence-line; increases the number of production centers that may be allowed under a dispensary license; appropriates funds.
Enacted
07/12/2022
Effective Date
07/01/2022
Topics
Industry: Marijuana
Wages and Hours Laws Violations
Bill
Senate Bill 2298 (2021)
Summary
Increases the penalty for employers who fail to pay the wages of their employees in accordance with the State’s wage and hour law and payment of wages and other compensation law, to a class C felony; adds a minimum penalty of a specified amount per violation.
Enacted
07/12/2022
Effective Date
07/12/2022
Topics
Claims_and_Penalties: Criminal_action, Wage_claims; Wage_and_Hour: Wage_and_hour
Employment Practices
Bill
House Bill 2495 (2021)
Summary
Provides that no employer shall enter into or require an employee to enter into a nondisclosure agreement that prevents the employee from disclosing or discussing sexual harassment or sexual assault occurring in the workplace, at work-related events, between employees, or between an employer and an employee.
Enacted
07/12/2022
Effective Date
07/12/2022
Topics
Agreements: Non-disclosure; Prohibited_Practices: Sexual_assault, Sexual_harassment
June
Minimum Wage Rate
Bill
House Bill 2510 (2021)
Summary
Increases the State’s minimum wage incrementally to $12.00 per hour beginning on a specified date, $15.00 per hour beginning on a specified date and $18.00 per hour beginning on a specified date; reduces the tip credit to 35 cents per hour beginning on a specified date, and zero cents per hour beginning on a specified date.
Enacted
06/22/2022
Effective Date
10/01/2023, 01/01/2024, 01/01/2026, 01/01/2028
Topics
Wage_and_Hour: Minimum_wage, Tip credit
May
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April
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March
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February
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January
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