GA HB 312
died on adjournmentEmployee Empowerment and Transparency Act; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
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Did GA HB 312 pass?
No. GA HB 312 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-02-11): House Second Readers
What is GA HB 312 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment security benefits, so as to allow applicants for benefits to obtain their personnel files when their claims are contested by their former employers; to provide for definitions; to require the Department of Labor to modify the separation notice; to sanction employers who fail to timely deliver personnel files; to prohibit the admissibility of certain separation notices; to require the Commissioner of Labor to enact rules or regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 312?
Kim Schofield, Sandra Scott, Dewey McClain and 1 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 312.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment security benefits, so as to allow applicants for benefits to obtain their personnel files when their claims are contested by their former employers; to provide for definitions; to require the Department of Labor to modify the separation notice; to sanction employers who fail to timely deliver personnel files; to prohibit the admissibility of certain separation notices; to require the Commissioner of Labor to enact rules or regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-06
- Latest action
- 2025-02-11 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Kim Schofieldprimary
- Sandra Scottprimary
- Dewey McClainprimary
- Viola Davisprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2025-02-11
House Second Readers
reading-2
2025-02-10
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-02-06
House Hopper
introduction
Versions
- LC 55 0361/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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