Creates new civil remedies and expands the liability for misclassification of employees.

Provides that an employer that violates provisions relating to minimum wage, overtime wages provisions, or the misclassification of workers is liable to the employee for the applicable remedies, damages, or other relief available in an action brought pursuant to the civil action provisions currently available for the nonpayment of wages. Such provisions currently available provide that an employee may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover payment of the wages, and the court is required to award the wages owed, an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, plus prejudgment interest thereon, and reasonable attorney fees and costs. Under current law, if the court finds that the employer knowingly failed to pay wages to an employee, the court is required to award the employee an amount equal to triple the amount of wages due and reasonable attorney fees and costs.

Governor's action deadline is 4/13/26.

01/08/2026 Prefiled.
01/08/2026 Referred to House Committee on Labor and Commerce.
01/15/2026 Assigned to Subcommittee #2 in House Committee on Labor and Commerce.
01/22/2026 Substitute offered by Subcommittee #2.
01/22/2026 Subcommittee #2 in House Committee on Labor and Commerce recommends reporting with substitute
01/27/2026 House received Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget.
01/29/2026 Read first time in House.
01/30/2026 Amendments offered on floor.
01/30/2026 Read second time in House.
01/30/2026 Committee substitute agreed to in House.
01/30/2026 Amendments agreed to in House.
01/30/2026 Engrossed by House.
02/02/2026 Read third time. Passed House.
02/03/2026 Constitutional first reading dispensed.
02/03/2026 Referred to House Committee on Commerce and Labor.
02/11/2026 Fiscal Impact statement submitted.
02/13/2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget submitted.
03/03/2026 Reported from Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor with substitute. Rereferred to Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations. Committee Substitute printed. Fiscal impact statement received.
03/06/2026 House received Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget.
03/06/2026 Passed from Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations.
03/10/2026 Read third time in Senate.
03/10/2026 Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to. Engrossed by Senate.
03/10/2026 Passed Senate with substitute.
03/11/2026 Senate substitute rejected by House.
03/12/2026 Senate insisted on substitute. Senate requested conference committee. House acceded to request. House and Senate conferees appointed.
03/14/2026 Conference report agreed to by House and Senate. Fiscal impact statement received in House. Conference report released.
03/23/2026 Fiscal Impact Statement received in House from Department of Planning and Budget.
03/30/2026 Enrolled in House as passed by House and Senate.
03/31/2026 Signed by Speaker of the House.
03/31/2026 Communicated to Governor.