Florida House Bill 1355 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Failed on May 3 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-03 - Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits employer from providing less favorable employment opportunities to employees based on sex, with exceptions; provides affirmative defense; provides civil penalties; provides exemption for minority business enterprises; prohibits employer from taking certain employment actions against employees; prohibits employer from engaging in certain activities relating to employee wages & benefits or requiring employees to sign certain waivers & documents; authorizes employer to confirm wage or salary history under certain conditions.

Discrimination in Labor and Employment

Rep. Dotie Joseph [D]

Rep. Emily Slosberg-King [D]

Rep. Clovis Watson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-03	House	Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee
2019-05-03	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2019-03-08	House	Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
2019-03-05	House	Introduced
2019-03-04	House	Filed

H419 (Same As) 2019-03-02 - Withdrawn prior to introduction
S474 (Similar To) 2019-05-03 - Died in Commerce and Tourism

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
448	07		Amended Code	See Bill Text
448	102		Amended Code	See Bill Text
448	111		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1355
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/1355/BillText/Filed/PDF