EQUAL PAY AFRICAN AMERICANS
Summary
Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that no employer may discriminate between employees by paying wages to an African-American employee at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays wages to another employee who is not African-American for the same or substantially similar work on a job that requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility and is performed under similar working conditions. Sets forth exceptions,
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Nov 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
Nov 2018
Introduced Mar 9, 2018
Signed Nov 30, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2018 · House Mar 7, 2018
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 48
May 23, 2018
D
Democratic28
100% Yea
R
Republican20
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
53
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Nov 28, 2018
Vetoed
Amendatory Veto Overridden Both Houses
lower
Nov 28, 2018
Vetoed
Override Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 049-001-000
upper
Nov 27, 2018
Vetoed
Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
upper
Nov 14, 2018
Vetoed
Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 15, 2018
upper
Nov 14, 2018
Vetoed
Override Amendatory Veto - House Passed 075-017-000
lower
Nov 14, 2018
Vetoed
Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
lower
Nov 14, 2018
Committee
Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Nov 14, 2018
Vetoed
Amendatory Veto Motion - Motion Filed Accept Amendatory Veto Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
lower
Nov 13, 2018
Vetoed
Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto
lower
Aug 20, 2018
Vetoed
Governor Amendatory Veto
lower
May 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Labor; 015-001-000
upper
Apr 25, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Labor
upper
Mar 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 9, 2018
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 7, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (56-10-32)
house
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Economic Justice & Equity Committee; 006-003-000
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Economic Justice & Equity Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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