EQUAL PAY-VARIABLE PAY SCALE
Summary
Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003. Provides that it is unlawful for an employer with 15 or more employees to fail to include the base pay scale and variable pay scale (rather than the pay scale and benefits) for a position in any specific job posting. Provides that the base pay scale and variable pay scale shall be provided as separate ranges on the job posting. Defines "base pay scale" and "variable pay scale".
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2026
Last action Mar 27, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Mar 27, 2026
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Janet Yang Rohr
DDemocratic
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