SB 257

  • Indiana Senate Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate
  • Passed Senate Feb 15, 2021
  • House
  • Governor

Employee misclassification.

Abstract

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, 2021, 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 Sponsors (14)

Votes


Actions


Mar 16, 2021

House

Representative Olthoff added as cosponsor

Mar 04, 2021

House

First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures

  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
rules and legislative procedures

Feb 16, 2021

Senate

Referred to the House

Feb 15, 2021

Senate

Cosponsors: Representatives Hatfield and Bauer M

Senate

Senator Bohacek added as third author

Senate

House sponsor: Representative Karickhoff

Senate

Senators Qaddoura, Tallian, Ford J.D. added as coauthors

Senate

Senators Taylor G, Melton, Lanane, Yoder added as coauthors

Senate

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 109: yeas 46, nays 0

Feb 11, 2021

Senate

Second reading: ordered engrossed

Feb 09, 2021

Senate

Committee report: do pass, adopted

Jan 28, 2021

Senate

Senator Holdman added as second author

Jan 11, 2021

Senate

First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy

  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
tax and fiscal policy

Senate

Authored by Senator Niezgodski

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Introduced Senate Bill (S) PDF
Senate Bill (S) PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Note: SB0257.02.COMS.FN001 PDF
Fiscal Note: SB0257.02.COMS.FN002 PDF
Fiscal Note: SB0257.02.COMS.FN003 PDF

Sources

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