HB 211 - FINAL VERSION
14Feb2019... 0202h
2019 SESSION
19-0242
04/01
HOUSE BILL 211
AN ACT relative to inquiries by prospective employers concerning salary history.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Schmidt, Hills. 28; Rep. Klee, Hills. 30
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits an employer from requiring a prospective employee to disclose his or her salary history prior to an offer of employment.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
14Feb2019... 0202h 19-0242
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to inquiries by prospective employers concerning salary history.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Discrimination in the Workplace; Salary History. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 41-d the following new section:
275:41-e Salary History.
I. No employer shall inquire about a prospective employee's wage or salary history before an offer of employment with compensation has been negotiated and made to the prospective employee, unless a prospective employee has voluntarily disclosed such information.
II. No employer shall use an employee's prior wage and salary history as a defense to any action alleging wage or salary discrimination under state law.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
VETOED July 10, 2019
Veto Sustained September 18, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 16, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 23, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 6, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 14, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 11, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote | |
| May 30, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
Sept. 18, 2019: Veto Sustained 09/18/2019: RC 224-157 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 21 P. 14
July 10, 2019: Vetoed by Governor Sununu 07/10/2019
June 10, 2019: Vetoed by Governor Sununu 06/10/2019
June 13, 2019: Enrolled 06/13/2019 HJ 19 P. 18
June 13, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 06/13/2019); SJ 21
May 30, 2019: Ought to Pass: RC 13Y-11N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/30/2019; SJ 18
May 30, 2019: Sen. Cavanaugh Moved Ought to Pass; 05/30/2019; SJ 18
May 30, 2019: Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 11Y-13N, MF; 05/30/2019; SJ 18
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
May 30, 2019: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 05/30/2019; SC 24
April 11, 2019: Hearing: 04/11/2019, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; the committee will meet at 1:00 p.m. or 30 minutes following the end of session; SC 17A
March 7, 2019: Introduced 03/07/2019 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 8
Feb. 14, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0202h: MA RC 212-139 02/14/2019 HJ 5 P. 61
Feb. 14, 2019: Amendment # 2019-0202h: AA VV 02/14/2019 HJ 5 P. 61
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
Feb. 14, 2019: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0202h for 02/14/2019 (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 11 P. 17
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0202h (Vote 12-8; RC)
Feb. 6, 2019: Executive Session: 02/06/2019 10:00 am LOB 307
Jan. 23, 2019: Public Hearing: 01/23/2019 01:30 pm LOB 304
Jan. 16, 2019: ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/16/2019 11:00 am LOB 307
Jan. 2, 2019: Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 2 P. 41