MS HB486 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Create The "ban-the-box Act"; To Provide Certain Definitions; To Prohibit Certain Public Employers From Using Criminal History Information As A Preliminary Bar To Employment; To Provide For Jurisdiction Over Complaints For Violation Of The Terms Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Ban-the-Box Act; create to prohibit public employers from using criminal history as an initial bar to employment.
Sponsors
| Rep. Jeffrey Hulum [D] | Rep. Cedric Burnett [D] | Rep. Bryant Clark [D] | Rep. Karl Gibbs [D] |
| Rep. Hester Jackson-McCray [D] | Rep. Robert Sanders [D] | Rep. Cheikh Taylor [D] | Rep. Rickey Thompson [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-31 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2023-01-13 | House | Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;Workforce Development |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0486.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0486IN.htm |
