H 704 Vermont House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

An act relating to disclosure of compensation in job advertisements

This bill requires employers in Vermont with five or more employees to include the salary or wage range in job advertisements for positions located in the state or remotely working from Vermont. The law applies to both internal promotions and external hires, covering written job postings but excluding general announcements or verbal communications. Exceptions allow employers to omit specific compensation details for commission-based roles, though they must still disclose the commission structure and base wage for tipped positions. The legislation takes effect on July 1, 2025, and includes provisions for the Attorney General's Office to publish guidance and conduct outreach to help employers and employees understand the requirements.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed May 10, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
10
May 10, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on June 4, 2024
executive
May 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Delivered to the Governor on May 29, 2024
lower
May 10, 2024
Introduced
House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment
upper
May 9, 2024
Introduced
Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
lower
May 9, 2024
Introduced
Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
lower
May 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth
upper
May 9, 2024
Introduced
Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
upper
May 8, 2024
Introduced
Proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs agreed to
upper
May 8, 2024
Introduced
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
upper
May 8, 2024
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
upper
May 7, 2024
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Report of Committee on General and Housing agreed to
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rep. Bartley of Fairfax reported for the Committee on General and Housing
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Introduced
Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Introduced
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Rey Garofano
Rey Garofano
DDemocratic
VT
Chittenden-23