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GA HR1319

Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/23/2018

Primary Sponsor

Deborah Gonzalez

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017-2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a House Study Committee to examine expanding Georgia's existing law prohibiting discriminatory wage practices based on sex to also prohibit discriminatory wage practices based on race
  • Committee shall consist of 5 members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker, who also designates the chairperson
  • Existing Georgia law already prohibits employers from paying different wage rates to employees of the opposite sex for comparable work requiring the same knowledge, skill, effort, and responsibility
  • Committee members may receive legislative allowances for up to 5 days and funding comes from House of Representatives appropriations
  • Committee must file any approved report with the Clerk of the House and stands abolished on December 1, 2018

Legislative Description

House Study Committee on Expanding Georgia Law Prohibiting Discriminatory Wage Practices Based on Sex to Include Discriminatory Wage Practices Based on Race; create

Last Action

House Second Readers

2/28/2018

Full Bill Text

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