HB16-1001
State Contract Certify Compliance With Equal Pay Laws
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2016 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning a requirement that a business performing work for the state pursuant to a state contract comply with equal pay standards.
Bill Summary:
The bill requires a business that bids for a contract with a governmental body to be in compliance with the equal pay standards specified in the bill; except that this requirement does not apply to businesses that have 50 or fewer employees.
A business that is awarded a contract is required to include in the contact for subcontractor that it uses to fulfill the terms of the contract that the subcontractor is in compliance with the equal pay standards specified in the bill.
All businesses that are awarded contracts by a governmental body or that are subcontractors for a business that was awarded a contract by a governmental body are required to keep and maintain certain information related to their employees, broken down into categories by race, sex, and national origin, for the term of the contract with the governmental body.
The department of labor and employment (department) may receive complaints about a contractor or subcontractor's potential violation of the equal pay requirements specified in the bill and may investigate the records that the contractor or subcontractor, as applicable, is required to keep. If the department determines that the contractor or subcontractor, as applicable, has knowingly violated the equal pay standards, the department may impose a specified fine on the contractor or subcontractor.
If, after awarding a contract to a business, a governmental body determines that the business was knowingly not in compliance with the equal pay standards required by the bill, the governmental body may terminate the contract.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
A business that is awarded a contract is required to include in the contact for subcontractor that it uses to fulfill the terms of the contract that the subcontractor is in compliance with the equal pay standards specified in the bill.
All businesses that are awarded contracts by a governmental body or that are subcontractors for a business that was awarded a contract by a governmental body are required to keep and maintain certain information related to their employees, broken down into categories by race, sex, and national origin, for the term of the contract with the governmental body.
The department of labor and employment (department) may receive complaints about a contractor or subcontractor's potential violation of the equal pay requirements specified in the bill and may investigate the records that the contractor or subcontractor, as applicable, is required to keep. If the department determines that the contractor or subcontractor, as applicable, has knowingly violated the equal pay standards, the department may impose a specified fine on the contractor or subcontractor.
If, after awarding a contract to a business, a governmental body determines that the business was knowingly not in compliance with the equal pay standards required by the bill, the governmental body may terminate the contract.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 03/18/2016 | PA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 16-1001 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion failed on a vote of 2-3. | Vote summary |
| Postpone House Bill 16-1001 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. | The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment B) to L.002. | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 16-1001, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-6. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/24/2016 | Third Reading | BILL |
34
AYE
29
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 03/30/2016 | Senate | Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely |
| 03/24/2016 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs |
| 03/24/2016 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/22/2016 | House | House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 03/21/2016 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 03/17/2016 | House | House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 03/15/2016 | House | House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only |
| 01/13/2016 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor |
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