Protesters Interrupt Committee Meeting On Mandatory Wage And Leave Time

A House committee Tuesday gave thumbs up to a bill that includes prohibiting local governments from mandating wages and mandatory leave time.

It would not affect local nondiscrimination ordinances around the state.

A group of protesters interrupted the House Commerce and Trade Committee multiple times chanting “democracy yes, corporate greed no.”

The Republican committee chair Representative Joseph Graves told the protesters they would be asked to leave and he would simply report the bill if it happened again.

The bill was reported on a mostly party-line vote with Democrats in opposition and will now be considered by the full House.