Delaware House Bill 317 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-3)
Status: Passed on June 30 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-06-30 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This bill prohibits discrimination in employment based upon an individual’s caregiving responsibilities. Workers should be judged on the merits of their performance at work, not their responsibilities at home. Five states and over 90 localities prohibit discrimination based on family responsibilities to some degree. This bill ensures Delaware workers with responsibilities for child care, elder care, or both, receive equal employment opportunities and are protected from discrimination in the workplace.

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Employment Discrimination Based On Family Responsibilities.

Rep. Kimberly Williams [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]	Rep. Andria Bennett [D]
Rep. David Bentz [D]	Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]
Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Sean Lynn [D]	Rep. Michael Mulrooney [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]
Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Sen. Brian Bushweller [D]	Sen. Catherine Cloutier [R]	Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]
Sen. Karen Peterson [D]	Sen. Bryant Richardson [R]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]

2016-06-29 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-30	House	Signed by Governor
2016-06-29	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2016-06-22	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (LABOR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2016-06-15	Senate	Assigned to Labor & Industrial Relations Committee in Senate
2016-06-14	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 35 YES 5 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2016-06-14	House	Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2016-06-08	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2016-05-04	House	Reported Out of Committee (LABOR) in House with 2 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
2016-04-19	House	Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/a2059c17d66b744885257f7e0071faea?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+317/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/HB+317/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/5c2cd9d9663d1d7985257fe100791ccb?OpenDocument