CURRIE-MADIGAN,MJ-MULLIGAN-FLOWERS-DAVIS,MONIQUE, CROTTY, CURRY,JULIE, DART, FEIGENHOLTZ, GASH, HAMOS, HANNIG, LANG, MCGUIRE, MCKEON, MOORE,ANDREA, O'BRIEN, RONEN, SCOTT, SHARP, SILVA, STROGER, GRANBERG, SCULLY, DAVIS,STEVE, KENNER, FRITCHEY, GARRETT, JONES,SHIRLEY, LOPEZ, BRADLEY AND PUGH. (HALVORSON-LINK-WALSH,L-LIGHTFORD-OBAMA) New Act Creates the Equal Pay Act of 1999. Provides that no employer shall discriminate between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages solely on the basis of the employee's gender. Provides that no employer may retaliatorily discharge or discriminate against an employee on the basis of the employee's use of the Act and provides for certain penalties for violations of the Act, including a Class B misdemeanor for retaliatory discharge or discrimination by the employer. Provides that the Director of Labor shall administer and enforce the Act and grants the Director of Labor specified authority to carry out the administration and enforcement of the Act. Provides that every employer subject to the Act shall preserve specified records for a period of not less than 3 years. Provides that every employer covered by this Act shall post and keep posted a notice summarizing the requirements of this Act. Provides that the Department of Labor shall conduct ongoing outreach and education efforts concerning this Act. BALANCED BUDGET NOTE (Bureau of the Budget) Since this House Bill is not a supplemental appropriation bill, the Balanced Budget Note Act is inapplicable. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY NOTE (Housing Development Authority) This bill will have no fiscal effect on the cost of construct- ing, purchasing, owning or selling a single-family residence. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Central Management Services) There is no fiscal impact expected on DCMS. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Central Management Services) Same as previous fiscal DCMS note. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) Creates a local gov't. organization and structure mandate for which no State reimbursement is required. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Makes specified violations of the Act petty offenses (rather than Class B misdemeanors). 99-02-19 H FIRST READING 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MADIGAN,MJ 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MULLIGAN 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FLOWERS 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HOFFMAN 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CROTTY 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DART 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GASH 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HAMOS 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HANNIG 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOWARD 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LANG 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCGUIRE 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOORE,ANDREA 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RONEN 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHOENBERG 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHARP 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SILVA 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR STROGER 99-02-19 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-23 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GRANBERG 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LABOR COMERCE 99-02-24 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCULLY 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,STEVE 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WOOLARD 99-02-26 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KENNER 99-03-01 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRITCHEY 99-03-03 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 016-000-000 HLBC 99-03-03 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GARRETT 99-03-04 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED PARKE 99-03-04 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED PARKE 99-03-04 H BALANCED BUDGET NOTE REQUESTED PARKE 99-03-04 H HOUSING AFORDABLTY IMPCT NOTE REQUESTED PARKE 99-03-04 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-09 H BALANCED BUDGET NOTE FILED 99-03-09 H HOUSING AFORDABILITY IMPCT NOTE FILED 99-03-09 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CURRIE 99-03-09 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-03-09 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO DAVIS,MONIQUE 99-03-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOFFMAN 99-03-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,SHIRLEY 99-03-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LOPEZ 99-03-11 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-11 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 99-03-11 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 99-03-11 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CURRIE 99-03-11 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/005-000-000 99-03-11 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-12 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-12 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CURRIE 99-03-16 H ADOPTED 99-03-16 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TURNER,ART 99-03-18 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-001 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADLEY 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PUGH 99-03-19 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-19 S CHIEF SPONSOR HALVORSON 99-03-19 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-22 99-03-19 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LINK 99-03-19 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR WALSH,L 99-03-19 S FIRST READING 99-03-19 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-03-23 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LIGHTFORD 99-03-24 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR OBAMA 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary