AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (Expands the protections and remedies for employees against employers who pay wage differentials based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability; age or country of ancestral origin.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2018
Last action Jun 21, 2018
Floor votes · House Jun 21, 2018
How they voted
70–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 72
Jun 21, 2018
D
Democratic62
100% Yea
R
Republican10
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/21/2018 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
lower
Jun 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
04/12/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 29, 2018
Legislature · Passed
03/29/2018 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/29/2018)
legislature
Mar 21, 2018
Legislature · Passed
03/21/2018 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/22/2018)
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Introduced
02/02/2018 Introduced, referred to House Labor
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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