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SB 309 — Employee misclassification.
Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Requires the department of state revenue, the state department of labor, the worker's compensation board of Indiana, and the department of workforce development to report before November 1 of each year for three years, beginning November 1, 2020, to the interim study committee on employment and labor for the immediately preceding state fiscal year: (1) the number of employers that each department or the board determined during the immediately preceding state fiscal year improperly classified at least one worker as an independent contractor; (2) the total number of improperly classified workers employed by those employers; (3) the department's or board's calculation of actual revenue not collected or the additional costs to the state that the department or board attributes to the improperly classified workers; (4) the amount of the penalties and interest assessed against those employers by each department or the board, and the amount of the penalties and interest assessed that has been collected; and (5) the classification criteria used by the department to classify workers. Requires that the reports include only information in the form of aggregate statistics and not include information that can be used to identify specific employers or workers.
Bill Text
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Read SB 309 on the official Indiana source →Action History
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First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures
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Referred to the House
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Cosponsors: Representatives Karickhoff and Deal
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House sponsor: Representative Beck
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 160: yeas 29, nays 20
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Senator Randolph added as coauthor
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Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
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Senator Holdman added as second author
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Second reading: ordered engrossed
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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
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First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
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Authored by Senator Niezgodski
Sponsors
- Ross Deal · Cosponsor
- Michael Karickhoff · Cosponsor
- Lisa Beck · Primary
- Lonnie Randolph · Cosponsor
- J.D. Ford · Cosponsor
- Travis Holdman · Primary
- David Niezgodski · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on · 14 voted No
Sponsors (3)
- Lisa Beck
- Travis Holdman Republican
- David Niezgodski Democrat
Co-sponsors (4)
- Ross Deal
- Michael Karickhoff Republican
- Lonnie Randolph Democrat
- J.D. Ford Democrat
Not signed on (143)
143 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 143 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 40% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Ruckelshaus | — | Yea |
| Ford J.D. | — | Yea |
| Merritt | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Stoops | — | Yea |
| Grooms | — | Yea |
| Mrvan | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Lanane | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Nay |
| Crane | — | Nay |
| Houchin | — | Nay |
| Spartz | — | Nay |
| Perfect | — | Nay |
| Zay | — | Nay |
| Tallian | — | Not Voting |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Nay |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Nay |
| James Buck | Republican | Nay |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Nay |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Nay |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Nay |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Nay |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Nay |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 309 do?
- Requires the department of state revenue, the state department of labor, the worker's compensation board of Indiana, and the department of workforce development to report before November 1 of each year for three years, beginning November 1, 2020, to the interim study committee on employment and labor for the immediately preceding state fiscal year: (1) the number of employers that each department or the board determined during the immediately preceding state fiscal year improperly classified at least one worker as an independent contractor; (2) the total number of improperly classified workers employed by those employers; (3) the department's or board's calculation of actual revenue not collected or the additional costs to the state that the department or board attributes to the improperly classified workers; (4) the amount of the penalties and interest assessed against those employers by each department or the board, and the amount of the penalties and interest assessed that has been collected; and (5) the classification criteria used by the department to classify workers. Requires that the reports include only information in the form of aggregate statistics and not include information that can be used to identify specific employers or workers.
- Who sponsors SB 309?
- SB 309 is sponsored by Ross Deal, Michael Karickhoff (Republican), Lisa Beck, Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), J.D. Ford (Democrat), Travis Holdman (Republican), and David Niezgodski (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 309?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 309?
- Track SB 309 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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