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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 6655: Wage sex discrimination

Ensuring equal pay for equal work by amending and enhancing enforcement of equal pay and protecting worker communications about wages.

Summary

  • Updates the existing state equal pay act so it reflects the equal status of all workers in the state. Makes an appropriation to the joint legislative audit and review committee so it can review public agency pay schedules to evaluate the existence of disparities in pay in the state's public sector employment.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 9, 2016
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joe Fain (R-47)
Introduced
February 9, 2016 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to ensuring equal pay for equal work by amending and enhancing enforcement of equal pay and protecting worker communications about wages;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joe Fain (R-47)

5 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 4 Republicans)

Senator R-18Steve Litzow R-41Senator R-6Karen Keiser D-33Pam Roach R-31

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

SB 6655 in other sessions

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