MS HB1222 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Provide That No Employer Shall Pay An Employee A Wage At A Rate Less Than The Rate At Which An Employee Of The Opposite Sex In The Same Establishment Is Paid For Equal Work On A Job, The Performance Of Which Requires Equal Skill, Effort And Responsibility, And Which Is Performed Under Similar Working Conditions; To Provide That An Employee May File A Petition In The Proper Circuit Court; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Equal pay for equal work; require for employees of opposite sex in the same work establishment.
Sponsors
Rep. Robert Johnson [D] | Rep. Jarvis Dortch [D] | Rep. John Faulkner [D] | Rep. Christopher Bell [D] |
Rep. Bryant Clark [D] | Rep. John Hines [D] | Rep. Tracey Rosebud [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-03-03 | House | Died In Committee |
2020-02-17 | House | Referred To Workforce Development;Judiciary A |
Mississippi State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB1222.xml |
Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1222IN.htm |