Mississippi House Bill 716

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-15 - Referred To Judiciary A
Pending: House Judiciary A Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 71-17-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "wage History"; To Amend Section 71-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide How A Person's Wage History May And May Not Be Used While That Person Is An Applicant For Employment; To Provide Penalties For Those Employers Who Violate The Provisions Related To Wage History; To Amend Section 71-17-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Precedents Shall Not Be Considered Mandatory Authority For Claims That Are Brought As A Result Of Violations Of The Provisions Related To Wage History; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; revise certain provisions related to wage history.

Rep. Zakiya Summers [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-15	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
71	17	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	17	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	17	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0716.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0716IN.htm