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HB 417

WithdrawnCrossfile SB 400
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State Employment - Wage History and Wage Range

Sponsor: Delegate BarronCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: State Government - PersonnelStatus: Unfavorable Report by Appropriations; Withdrawn (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting an appointing authority from taking certain actions against an applicant for employment because the applicant did not provide the applicant's wage history; prohibiting an appointing authority from relying on an applicant's wage history for certain purposes and from seeking the applicant's wage history by certain methods; authorizing an appointing authority to rely on an applicant's wage history under certain circumstances; requiring a certain report on the effect of laws prohibiting consideration of wage history; etc.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDews, ChristopherlobbyistJOTFWritten (PDF)
FAVSimon, TravisSEIU500Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVSiri, MichellelobbyistWLC MDPosition only
FAVDEWS, CHRISTOPHERlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Barron, Delegate BarronlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVGlass, CouncilmemberIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFZinsmeister, RobertAssociated Builders and ContractorsWritten (PDF)
FWAGilmore, DeniselobbyistAFSCME 3Written (PDF)
INFOWilkins, BarbaraIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance
FAVSiri, MichelleWLC MDRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.
FAVDEWS, CHRISTOPHERRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance
FWAGilmore, DeniseAFSCME 3Registered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3