Nevada 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted 5 D cosponsors

SB 147 — Makes changes relating to employment. (BDR 53-463)

Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 113.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on May 31, 2023.

Prognosis

Advancing 60% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 24, 2023) FIRST REPRINT S.B.
Senate Bill No.
147 SENATE BILL NO .
147–Senators Lange;
147–SENATORS LANGE ;
Cannizzaro, Daly, Donate and Flores CHAPTER..........
CANNIZZARO , DALY , DONATE AND F LORES FEBRUARY 14, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor SUMMARY—Makes changes relating to employment.
(BDR 53-463) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
No.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
(NRS 608.020, 608.040) on nonworking status, the wages earned and unpaid at the time of such placement also become due and payable immediately.
(NRS 608.020, 608.040) Section 2 of this bill provides that whenever an employer places an employee also become due and payable immediately.
- *SB147_R1* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Sec.
- 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – Sec.
As used in this section, “nonworking status” means the temporary layoff of an employee by the employer whereby the employee remains employed and may be called back to work by the employer at a future date.
As used in this section, “nonworking status” means the temporary layoff of an employee by the employer whereby the employee remains employed and may be called back to work by employee who an employer:date.
The term does not include an employee who an employer:
The term does not include an (a) Places on suspension pending an investigation relating to employment;
(a) Places on suspension pending an investigation relating to employment;
or Sec.
or (d) Approves to take a leave of absence.
3.roNRS 608.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec.
3.
NRS 608.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
- *SB147_R1* – 3 – 2.
2.
Any employee who secretes or absents himself or herself to avoid payment of his or her wages or compensation, or refuses to receive the payment thereof for the time he or she secretes or to absents himself or herself to avoid payment.
Any employee who secretes or absents himself or herself to avoid payment of his or her wages or compensation, or refuses to accept them when fully tendered to him or her, is not entitled to receive the payment thereof for the time he or she secretes or absents himself or herself to avoid payment.
H - *SB147_R1*
~~~~~ 23 - 82nd Session (2023)
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 113.

  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  3. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate. To enrollment.

  4. Read second time.

  5. From committee: Do pass.

  6. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.

  7. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 187.) To printer.

  9. From printer. To committee.

  10. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 62 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (62)

62 members have not signed on to this bill.

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labor
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 147?
SB 147 is sponsored by Lange, Roberta (Democratic), Cannizzaro, Nicole J. (Democratic), Daly, Skip (Democratic), Doñate, Fabian (Democratic), and Flores, Edgar (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 147?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2023. Enacted.
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