KY HB180 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-13 - posted in committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 6 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-13 - posted in committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to prohibit employers from considering or requiring disclosure of prior criminal history as part of the initial job application; title the Act as "Ban the Box-The Criminal Record Employment Discrimination Act."
Title
AN ACT relating to criminal histories of job applicants.
Sponsors
| Rep. George Brown [D] | Rep. Reginald Meeks [D] | Rep. Linda Belcher [D] | Rep. Mitchel Denham [D] |
| Rep. Joni Jenkins [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-13 | House | posted in committee |
| 2016-01-07 | House | to Labor & Industry (H) |
| 2016-01-06 | House | introduced in House |
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB180.htm |
| Text | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB180/bill.pdf |
| Supplement | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB180/LM.pdf |
