Relating to public employer policies regarding language pay differentials.
Summary
Requires public employer employment policies to provide for a pay differential for sign language skills in the same manner that pay differentials are provided for other bilingual or multilingual skills.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Signed May 28, 2025
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Introduced
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Enrolled
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4 edits
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May 28, 2025
MODERATE
This bill progressed from introduction to final enrolled status, adding signatures from additional sponsors and completing the legislative process with dates showing it passed both Senate and House chambers before being approved by the Governor. The substantive policy content regarding language pay differentials for American Sign Language remained unchanged throughout the process.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; the bill's applicability to public employers and requirements for ASL pay differentials remained the same
TECHNICAL
Additional sponsors were added to the bill (Senators Hayden, Sollman and Representatives Grayber, Hudson) during the legislative process
Final enrolled version includes signature lines for Senate President, Governor, and Secretary of State with approval dates in February and May 2025
Editor's summary and digest explaining the bill's purpose were removed from the final enrolled version as they are not part of the official law
Header changed from 'Senate Bill 731' to 'Enrolled Senate Bill 731' to indicate final legislative approval
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House May 15, 2025
How they voted
26–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 29
Feb 18, 2025
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
R
Republican12
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 28, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Boshart Davis. Passed.
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards.
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Labor and Business.
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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