Georgia House Bill 55 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on December 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-26 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Industry and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of labor and industrial relations, so as to prohibit an employer from seeking salary history information about an applicant during the hiring process; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability and exceptions; to impose a civil penalty for violations; to provide for a civil right of action and the recovery of attorneys' fees and costs of litigation; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Labor and industrial relations; hiring process of applicant; prohibit employer from seeking salary history information

Rep. Debra Bazemore [D]	Rep. Calvin Smyre [D]	Rep. James Beverly [D]	Rep. Roger Bruce [D]
Rep. Billy Mitchell [D]	Rep. Karen Bennett [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-26	House	House Second Readers
2021-01-14	House	House First Readers
2021-01-13	House	House Hopper
2020-12-21	House	House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58847
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195596
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195695