Name:   GoneFishin - Subject:   The Facts Date:   9/7/2023 12:52:25 PM (updated 9/7/2023 1:02:26 PM)

A workplace safety bill, which originally aimed to stop employers requiring workers to tackle shoplifters, is headed for a decisive vote after the controversial plan was "dropped".

This was dropped.

Senate Bill 553, passed by the state's upper house in June, had proposed a ban on employers requiring non-security employees to confront "active shooters or suspected shoplifters," sparking local protests from some business owners.

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