HB 130 (2017): prohibiting an employer from using credit history in employment decisions.
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HB 130 (2017)
prohibiting an employer from using credit history in employment decisions.
- Status: Killed
- Term: 2017-2018
- House committee: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- Subject: Employment
The Story
It was introduced on January 4, 2017 and referred to the House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 18, 2017. The committee met in executive session on February 7, 2017 to vote on its recommendation. The minority of the committee recommended that the House pass it. The majority of the committee recommended that the House kill it by a vote of 12–9, and the report was placed on the regular calendar. On March 9, 2017 the House voted to kill it on a division vote 190–170.
Sponsors
- Rep. Robert Renny Cushing (D - Rock 21) (prime sponsor)
- Rep. Katherine Rogers (D - Merr 28)
- Rep. Andrew White (D - Graf 13)
- Rep. Jacalyn Cilley (D - Straf 4)
- Rep. Jeffrey Goley (D - Hills 8)
- Rep. Latha Mangipudi (D - Hills 35)
- Rep. Mark King (D - Hills 33)
- Rep. Paul Berch (D - Ches 1)
- Sen. Dan Feltes (D - SD15)
- Sen. Martha Fuller Clark (D - SD21)
Hearings and Sessions
- January 18, 2017, 10:00 AM: public hearing, House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services, LOB 307
- February 7, 2017, 11:00 AM: executive session, House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services, LOB 307
Votes
- March 9, 2017, House: Inexpedient to Legislate — yeas 190, nays 170, passed
The Docket
- January 4, 2017: Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- January 18, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/18/2017 10:00 AM LOB 307
- February 7, 2017: Executive Session: 02/07/2017 11:00 AM LOB 307
- February 14, 2017: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
- March 8, 2017: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/08/2017 (Vote 12-9; RC)
- March 9, 2017: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 190-170 03/09/2017
Laws It Would Change
Related Bills
- HB 365 (2015): prohibiting an employer from using credit history in employment decisions.
- HB 1405 (2014): prohibiting an employer from using credit history in employment decisions.
- SB 295 (2014): prohibiting an employer from using credit history in employment decisions.
- HB 293 (2019): relative to employee credit privacy.
- HB 1221 (2020): relative to privacy for an employee's personal financial and credit information.
- HB 357 (2013): prohibiting an employer from using credit history in employment decisions.