Florida House Bill 419 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-03-02 - Withdrawn prior to introduction
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. John Cortes [D]	Rep. Javier Fernandez [D]	Rep. Emily Slosberg-King [D]
Rep. Clovis Watson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-02	House	Withdrawn prior to introduction
2019-03-02	House	Withdrawn from Business and Professions Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
2019-01-30	House	Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
2019-01-22	House	Filed

S474 (Similar To) 2019-05-03 - Died in Commerce and Tourism
H1355 (Same As) 2019-05-03 - Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee

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/2019/419
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/419/BillText/Filed/PDF