EQUAL PAY ACT-PAY SCALE
Summary
Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that it is unlawful for an employer with 15 or more employees to fail to include the pay scale for a position in any job posting. Provides that if an employer with 15 or more employees engages a third party to announce, post, publish, or otherwise make known a job posting, the employer shall provide the pay scale to the third party and the third party shall include the pay scale in the job posting. Defines "pay scale". Makes conforming changes to provisions concerning violations of the Act and fines and penalties. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Aug 2023
Introduced Mar 27, 2023
Signed Aug 11, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2023
How they voted
59–37
Passed · 20 other
Total votes 116
Mar 24, 2023
D
Democratic76
77% Yea
R
Republican40
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
96
Key actions
17
Committee
21
Amendments
11
Aug 11, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 075-039-000
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 075-039-000
lower
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-008-000
lower
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 016-008-000
lower
May 15, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
May 15, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
May 12, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 12, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 12, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary Beth Canty
lower
May 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary Beth Canty
lower
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
lower
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 035-019-000
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Pacione-Zayas
lower
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 009-004-000
lower
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
lower
May 5, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
lower
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Executive; 008-004-000
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Executive
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
lower
May 3, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
May 3, 2023
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 6, 2023
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Executive
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 060-037-000
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-009-000
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 018-010-000
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 32 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Don Harmon
DDemocratic
P
Mary Beth Canty
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Gillespie
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Welch
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Meyers-Martin
DDemocratic
Co
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
Co
Hoan Huynh
DDemocratic
Co
Janet Yang Rohr
DDemocratic
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