Georgia House Bill 5 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on November 16 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-16 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Industry and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of labor and industrial relations, so as to prohibit an employer from relying upon salary history information when making certain decisions about an applicant during the hiring process; to provide for definitions; to provide for a civil right of action; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia Prospective Employer Act; enact

Rep. Park Cannon [D]

Rep. El-Mahdi Holly [D]

Rep. Kim Schofield [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-16	House	House Second Readers
2019-01-15	House	House First Readers
2019-01-14	House	House Hopper
2018-11-16	House	House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54170
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/179336
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/179448