AN ACT relating to criminal histories of job applicants.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to prohibit employers from considering or requiring disclosure of prior criminal history as part of the initial job application; title the Act "Ban the Box - The Criminal Record Employment Discrimination Act."
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2022
Last action Jan 13, 2022
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Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 13, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
15 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Al Gentry
DDemocratic
P
Angie Hatton
DDemocratic
P
Attica Scott
DDemocratic
P
Charles Miller
DDemocratic
P
Cherlynn Stevenson
DDemocratic
P
George Brown
DDemocratic
P
Jeffery Donohue
DDemocratic
P
Joni L. Jenkins
DDemocratic
P
Kelly Flood
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Willner
DDemocratic
P
Nima Kulkarni
DDemocratic
P
Pamela Stevenson
DDemocratic
P
Patti Minter
DDemocratic
P
Rachel Roberts
DDemocratic
P
Tina Bojanowski
DDemocratic
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