HB 259 - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0229
04/06
HOUSE BILL 259
AN ACT relative to employee uniforms.
SPONSORS: Rep. Yokela, Rock. 33
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill permits an employee to purchase optional or alternative company uniforms offered by the company.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
21-0229
04/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to employee uniforms.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Protective Legislation; Withholding of Wages. Amend RSA 275:48, V(b) to read as follows:
(b) "Uniform" means a garment with a company logo or fashion of distinctive design, worn by one or more employees, and serving as a means of identification or distinction. No employer shall require an employee to wear a uniform unless the employer provides each employee with a uniform reasonably suited for the conditions in which the employee would be required to wear one, at no cost to the employee. An employee may purchase any other company garments or items, including additional uniforms and any optional alternatives to the company uniform offered by the company, if the employee chooses.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 28, 2021 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 11, 2021 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Jan. 28, 2021 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 11, 2021 | House | Exec Session |
Feb. 24, 2021: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 13
Feb. 24, 2021: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 13
Feb. 17, 2021: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 12 P. 9
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 12 P. 9
Feb. 11, 2021: Executive Session: 02/11/2021 01:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/98476278055
Feb. 3, 2021: Executive Session: 02/11/2021 01:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/98476278055
Jan. 28, 2021: Public Hearing: 01/28/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/96195399441 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Jan. 21, 2021: Public Hearing: 01/28/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/96195399441 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Jan. 9, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 2 P. 41
Jan. 6, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 2 P. 41