HB990
Employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; prohibited.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 17, 2024
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Michelle Maldonado (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Prohibiting employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; wage or salary range transparency; cause of action.
Prohibits a prospective employer from (i) seeking the wage or salary history of a prospective employee; (ii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in determining the wages or salary the prospective employee is to be paid upon hire; (iii) relying on the wage or salary ... (More) history of a prospective employee in considering the prospective employee for employment; (iv) refusing to interview, hire, employ, or promote a prospective employee or otherwise retaliating against a prospective employee for not providing wage or salary history; and (v) failing or refusing to disclose in each public and internal posting for each job, promotion, transfer, or other employment opportunity the wage, salary, or wage or salary range. The bill establishes a cause of action for an aggrieved prospective employee or employee and provides that an employer that violates such prohibitions is liable to the aggrieved prospective employee or employee for statutory damages between $1,000 and $10,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater, reasonable attorney fees and costs, and any other legal and equitable relief as may be appropriate. This bill is identical to SB 370. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102975D
- 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/18/2024 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/25/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/30/2024 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/01/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/02/2024 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/2024 - House: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)
- 02/06/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/07/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/19/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107923D-S1
- 02/21/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24107923D-S1
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB990S1
- 02/22/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/23/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB990S1)
- 02/26/2024 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 24107923D-S1 (50-Y 46-N)
- 02/26/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (50-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/29/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 02/29/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB990ER)
- 02/29/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/01/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB990ER)
- 03/03/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/14/2024 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/2024 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
