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SB 400

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State Employment - Wage History and Wage Range

Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: FinanceSubject: State Government - PersonnelStatus: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (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 (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGlass, EvanMontgomery County CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSimon, TravisSEIU - Service Employees International UnionWritten (PDF)
FAVSiri, MichellelobbyistWomen's Law Center of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Kagan, Senator KaganlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSpielberger, JoeIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAGilmore, DeniselobbyistAFSCME Cn. 3Written (PDF)
INFOWilkins, BarbaraIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSiri, MichelleWomen's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.
FWAGilmore, DeniseAFSCME Cn. 3Registered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3