KY HB28 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 2 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-26 - posted in committee
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 2 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-26 - posted in committee
Pending: House Judiciary 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 "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. Attica Scott [D] | Rep. Kelly Flood [D] | Rep. Mary Marzian [D] |
| Rep. Reginald Meeks [D] | Rep. Sannie Overly [D] | Rep. Ruth Palumbo [D] | Rep. Jim Wayne [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-26 | House | posted in committee |
| 2018-01-02 | House | to Judiciary (H) |
| 2018-01-02 | House | introduced in House |
| 2017-07-12 | House | Prefiled by the sponsor(s). |
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/HB28.htm |
| Text | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/HB28/bill.pdf |
| Supplement | http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/18RS/HB28/LM.pdf |
