Hawaii Senate Bill 2313 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 8 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-24 - Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) McDermott voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kawakami, Kong, Oshiro, Tokioka, Tupola, Woodson excused (6).
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Clarifies affirmative defenses that an employer may use in a pay differential case. Prohibits employer actions regarding wage disclosure. Prohibits an employer from discriminating between employees because of sex by paying wages to employees at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays wages to employees of the opposite sex for substantially equal work and under similar working conditions, with certain exceptions. Prohibits prospective employers from requesting or considering a job applicant's wage or salary history as part of the employment application process. (SB2313 HD1)

Pay Equity; Gender Discrimination; Employment

Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D]	Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland [D]	Sen. William Espero [D]	Sen. Josh Green [D]
Sen. Lorraine Inouye [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]	Sen. Donna Kim [D]	Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]
Sen. Jill Tokuda [D]	Sen. Les Ihara [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-24	House	Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) McDermott voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kawakami, Kong, Oshiro, Tokioka, Tupola, Woodson excused (6).
2016-03-24	House	Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1233-16), recommending referral to FIN.
2016-03-22	House	The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Belatti, Brower, Creagan, Hashem, Morikawa, Nakashima, Takayama, Woodson, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) McDermott; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Rhoads, Kawakami, C. Lee.
2016-03-21	House	Broadcast of hearing/briefing available. See: www.capitoltv.org
2016-03-18	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 03-22-16 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
2016-03-18	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cachola, Kawakami, Kong, Tokioka excused (4).
2016-03-18	House	Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1108-16) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
2016-03-15	House	The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Keohokalole, Aquino, Har, Ichiyama, Johanson, LoPresti, San Buenaventura, Takumi, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
2016-03-11	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-15-16 10:30AM in House conference room 309.
2016-03-10	House	Referred to LAB, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 26
2016-03-10	House	Pass First Reading
2016-03-08	House	Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 134) in amended form (SD 2).
2016-03-08	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Slom). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Riviere). Transmitted to House.
2016-03-04	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice 03-08-16.
2016-03-04	Senate	Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2764) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2016-03-01	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Dela Cruz, Chun Oakland, English, Harimoto, Inouye, Riviere, Taniguchi, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria, Slom.
2016-02-24	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-01-16 9:05AM in conference room 211.
2016-02-22	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-24-16 1:15PM in conference room 211.
2016-02-19	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2016-02-19	Senate	Reported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2456) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2016-02-16	Senate	The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Shimabukuro, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom; and 0 Excused: none.
2016-02-01	Senate	The committee(s) on JDL deferred the measure until 02-16-16 9:30AM in conference room 016.
2016-01-27	Senate	The committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-01-16 9:30AM in conference room 016.
2016-01-25	Senate	Referred to JDL, WAM.
2016-01-25	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2016-01-22	Senate	Introduced.

HB1909 (Same As) 2016-03-15 - Re-Referred to JDL, WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2313&year=2016
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB2313_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB2313_SD1_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB2313_SD2_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB2313_HD1_.HTM