SB 1133 Summary

• Prohibits employers from discharging, refusing to hire, promote, or discriminate against employees based on their consumer reports or credit history, and prohibits employers from inquiring about an applicant's or employee's consumer report or credit history.

• Violation of the prohibition is classified as a class 3 misdemeanor.

• Defines "consumer report" and "credit history" for employment purposes, with "credit history" including borrowing/repayment behavior and financial condition information obtained from third parties.

• Removes provisions from Arizona's consumer reporting law (section 44-1691) that previously listed "employment purposes" as a permissible use of consumer reports.

• Eliminates language from sections 44-1692 and 44-1693 allowing consumer reporting agencies to furnish consumer reports for employment evaluation and related purposes, and removes employer disclosure requirements.