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Labor committee advances meatpacking safety bill after amendment fight; sponsor, labor and industry chairs spar over costs and duplication
Summary
House Bill 19-23, the Meatpacking and Food Processing Protection Act, was reported favorably as amended after committee votes: Amendment A01955 (which removed unpaid sick-leave, public-health emergency and civil-action provisions) passed; Amendment A02346 (an employer-exemption for certified safety programs) failed.
The House Labor & Industry Committee on the call of the chair reported House Bill 19-23, the Meatpacking and Food Processing Protection Act, favorably as amended following debate and two amendment votes.
Representative Haddock, the prime sponsor, told the committee the bill "will help protect essential workers in this vital but high risk industry from workplace injury and illness," and described measures to require worker safety training, facility health and safety committees, and a model infectious-disease prevention plan. Haddock said the bill includes an exemption for small businesses with fewer than 100 employees, does not require structural changes to facilities, and does not apply to grocery stores and…
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