Prohibits the use of student loan payment credit history checks in certain cases

Removed exemptions allowing employers to check student loan history for peace officers, police officers, and positions subject to state background investigations.

Removed exemptions for positions requiring bonding, federal security clearances, or access to trade secrets and national security information.

Removed exemptions for employees with signatory authority over funds, fiduciary responsibilities, or duties involving digital security system modifications.

Simplified the main prohibition clause by removing references to 'credit history' and 'compensation,' focusing strictly on the request or use of payment status information for hiring decisions.

Deleted the detailed definitions for 'intelligence information,' 'national security information,' 'trade secrets,' and 'student loan payment credit history' as they were no longer necessary for the narrowed scope.

The prohibited conduct was expanded to include discrimination regarding compensation, terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, not just hiring decisions.

New exemptions were added for peace officers, positions requiring security clearance, employees with signatory authority over assets over $10,000, and those with access to trade secrets or digital security systems.

The term 'student loan payment credit history' was defined to explicitly include credit scores, deferment, forbearance, delinquency, and default statuses.

New definitions were added for 'intelligence information,' 'national security information,' and 'trade secrets' to clarify the scope of the new exemptions.