Limiting employees' sharing of wage information; prohibited, exception, civil penalty.
Summary
Limiting employees' sharing of wage information prohibited; civil penalty. Prohibits an employer from discharging or taking other retaliatory action against an employee because the employee inquired about or discussed with, or disclosed to, another employee any information about either the employee's own wages or other compensation or about any other employee's wages or other compensation. Violations are subject to a civil penalty of $100.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2020
Senate Passage
Apr 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Signed Apr 22, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Amendments
3
Apr 22, 2020
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N)
upper
Apr 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (48-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
Senate amendment agreed to by House (55-Y 39-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (20-Y 20-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (9-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB622H1
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107144D-H1
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 8-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (4-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 6, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101336D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Mark H. Levine
DDemocratic
Co
Shelly Simonds
DDemocratic
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