To prohibit local governments from adopting a “community benefits” ordinance that imposes mandatory wage, benefit, or leave time requirements on developers or contractors as a condition of developing a piece of property, or getting any special tax breaks or subsidies. This would also prohibit locals from imposing a “prevailing wage” mandate requiring these employers to pay “union scale” wages to the extent this is not already required by state or federal law.   Official Text and Analysis.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To still permit local governments to impose employer mandates the bill would ban, but only as a condition of contracts, tax break deals and other grants of a "discretionary benefit".

To strip out a preemption on local rules mandating that employers require employees to participate in any educational apprenticeship or training program.

To allow local government to impose the employer mandates the bill would restrict if they are approved by voters.

To exempt community colleges from the bill.

To remove a provision that would prohibit local governments to impose a mandate on employers that they must provide paid or unpaid leave to employees.

To remove a provision that would prohibit local governments from regulating the relationship between private employers and their employees to the extent this exceeds state and federal law.

To remove a provision that would prohibit local governments from regulating information an employer must request, require, or exclude on an application for employment.

To remove a provision that would prohibit local governments from imposing minimum wage mandates that exceed the amounts mandated by state or federal law.

To remove a provision that would prohibit local governments from imposing a mandate on private employers to provide wage and fringe benefit rates based on those "prevailing in the locality".

To allow local governments to impose the mandates on private employers the bill would prohibit if these are conditions attached to grants or tx breaks provided by the local government to a company or developer.

To remove a provision that would prohibit local governments from using regulations or zoning restriction to impose limits or requirements on a private firm's employee hours and schedules.

To add details to a provision permitting local governments to enforce an ordinance against discrimination in employment. Specifically, to prohibit discrimination against "workers who are pregnant, nursing mothers, or ill".

To remove a provision that would prohibit local governments to impose a mandate on employers that they must provide paid or unpaid leave to employees.

To preempt local governments, public schools, state colleges and universities, and other governmental authorities from imposing mandatory wage, benefit, leave time, apprenticeship and other requirements on employers which exceed those required by state or federal law.

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To allow local government to impose the employer mandates the bill would restrict if they are approved by voters.

To remove a provision that would prohibit local governments from regulating the relationship between private employers and their employees to the extent this exceeds state and federal law.

To remove from the text of the bill a legislative "finding" that employer mandates are a valid concern of state government but outside the scope of matters properly regulated by local governments.

To allow local governments to impose the mandates on private employers the bill would prohibit if these are conditions attached to a government contract, or to grants or breaks provided by the local government to a company or developer.

To remove a provision that would prohibit local governments from imposing a mandate on private employers to provide wage and fringe benefit rates based on those "prevailing in the locality".

To exclude local rules mandating that employers conduct criminal background checks on employees as a condition of getting a required license or permit.

To allow local governments to impose the mandates on private employers the bill would prohibit if these are conditions attached to a government contract, or to grants or breaks provided by the local government to a company or developer.

To adopt a version of the bill that is not "retroactive" (doesn't ban existing local employer mandates), and which does not include a "catch-all" provision restricting any local regulation on "the relationship" between employers and employees, but just the specific mandates that are listed.

To still permit local governments to impose employer mandates the bill would ban, but only as a condition of government contracts, subsidies and selective tax break deals.

To allow local government to impose the employer mandates the bill would restrict if they are approved by voters.

To preempt local governments, public schools, state colleges and universities, and other governmental authorities from imposing mandatory wage, benefit, leave time, apprenticeship and other requirements on employers which exceed those required by state or federal law. The vote occurred after the House removed a provision making the bill retroactive and described as a "catch-all" provision restricting any local regulation on "the relationship" between employers and employees rather than just specified mandates.