MS HB1261 | 2021 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act Entitled The "women's Economic Security Act Of 2021"; To Require Minimum Spending Levels On The Child Care Payment Program (ccpp) From The Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Block Grant; To Amend Section 37-153-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board To Include A Woman With Expertise In Assisting Women In Job Training And Securing Employment In Nontraditional Occupations; To Amend Section 7-1-355, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security To Achieve Gender Equity In The Workforce Investment Act Or Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Workforce Development System; To Require Certain Information To Be Included In An Annual Report To The Legislature; To Require Equal Pay Certificates Of Compliance; To Create Women In High-wage, High-demand, Nontraditional Jobs Grant Program; To Establish The Mississippi Paid Family Leave Act; To Establish A Mississippi Higher Education Grant Program For Single Mothers To Provide Financial Aid To Complete Two- And Four-year Degrees At Public Colleges And Universities Administered By The Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Bill; To Create The Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; To Provide For The Implementation Of A State Minimum Wage; To Amend Sections 17-1-51 And 25-3-40, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-204, 23-15-239, 37-7-307, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4 And 99-19-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Provide That No Employer Shall Pay An Employee A Wage At A Rate Less Than The Rate At Which An Employee Of A Different Gender Is Paid For Comparable Work; To Provide That An Employee May File A Petition In The Proper Circuit Court For Violations Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Women's Economic Security Act of 2021; create.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-02-02 | House | Died In Committee |
2021-01-18 | House | Referred To Workforce Development;Public Health and Human Services |
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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17 | 1 | 51 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 239 | New Code | See Bill Text |
25 | 3 | 40 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
37 | 153 | 7 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
37 | 7 | 307 | New Code | See Bill Text |
57 | 34 | 5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
7 | 1 | 355 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
7 | 7 | 204 | New Code | See Bill Text |
85 | 3 | 4 | New Code | See Bill Text |
97 | 3 | 54 | New Code | See Bill Text |
99 | 19 | 20 | New Code | See Bill Text |
Mississippi State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB1261.xml |
Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1261IN.htm |