CHAPTER 133
SB 428 - FINAL VERSION
2018 SESSION
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04/01
SENATE BILL 428
AN ACT relative to the payment of weekly and biweekly wages.
SPONSORS: Sen. Innis, Dist 24; Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Rep. Nigrello, Rock. 16; Rep. H. Marsh, Rock. 22
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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ANALYSIS
This bill amends the intervals for payment of wages to weekly and biweekly employees.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2965
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the payment of weekly and biweekly wages.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
133:1 Payment of Wages; Weekly or Biweekly. Amend the introductory paragraph in RSA 275:43, I to read as follows:
I. Every employer shall pay all wages due to employees [at regular intervals not to exceed 14 days] within 8 days after the expiration of the work week if the employee is paid on a weekly basis, or within 15 days after the expiration of the work week if the employee is paid on a biweekly basis, except when permitted to pay wages less frequently as authorized by the commissioner pursuant to paragraph IV or IV-a(a), on regular paydays designated in advance by the employer and at no cost to the employee:
133:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 30, 2018
Effective Date: July 29, 2018
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 16, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 1, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 28, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| April 4, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| April 4, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| April 19, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
May 30, 2018: Signed by the Governor on 05/30/2018; Chapter 0133; Effective 07/29/2018
April 26, 2018: Enrolled (In recess 04/26/2018); SJ 15
April 26, 2018: Enrolled 04/26/2018
April 19, 2018: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 8
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 21-0; CC)
April 19, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 04/19/2018 (Vote 21-0; CC) HC 15 P. 7
April 4, 2018: ==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 04/04/2018 10:30 AM LOB 307
April 4, 2018: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/04/2018 10:00 AM LOB 307
March 28, 2018: Public Hearing: 03/28/2018 11:20 AM LOB 307
March 7, 2018: Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 7 P. 51
Feb. 1, 2018: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/01/2018; SJ 3
Feb. 1, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/01/2018; SC 5
Jan. 16, 2018: Hearing: 01/16/2018, Room 100, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 2
Jan. 3, 2018: To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 1