RELATING TO EQUAL PAY.
Summary
Conforms statutory prohibitions against wage discrimination with other prohibitions on employment discrimination. Clarifies allowable justifications for compensation differentials and remedies for pay disparity. Requires employers to disclose wage ranges to employees and prospective employees. (SD2)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2019
Last action Apr 22, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2019 · House Mar 5, 2019
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Apr 9, 2019
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
14
Amendments
2
Apr 22, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to LAB, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 56
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 837) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto, K. Kahele.
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Wakai, Gabbard, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-19 10:00AM in conference room 211.
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Reported from LCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1360) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Ihara, S. Chang, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.
upper
Mar 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-19 3:00PM in conference room 224.
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to LCA, JDC/WAM.
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 453).
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Kong, Okimoto, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Lowen, Morikawa, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Creagan, McKelvey, Say, Yamane.
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-27-19.
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 374) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Eli, Ichiyama, Kitagawa, McKelvey, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to LAB, JUD, referral sheet 6
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
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