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CS/SB 324: Employment Practices

GENERAL BILL by Commerce and Tourism ; Detert

Employment Practices; Prohibiting an employer from using a job applicant’s credit report or credit history to make certain hiring, compensation, or other employment decisions; providing specific situations in which an employer may use such information; providing exemptions for certain types of employers; providing remedies for an aggrieved person; providing for the award of actual damages and court costs; providing for a plaintiff to post a bond to indemnify the defendant for damages, including attorney fees, in certain situations, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  4. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/25/2013 Senate • Filed
    11/7/2013 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 33
    12/2/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 12/09/13, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    12/9/2013 Senate • CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 -SJ 139
    12/10/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    12/18/2013 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 139
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 33
    • CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time -SJ 121
    5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • CS/SB 324, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/10/2013 at 11:45 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    448.071 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 324, Original Filed Version Posted 10/25/2013 at 3:06 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 12/6/2013 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 12/11/2013 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    760772 - Amendment
    Delete lines 83 - 84 and insert:     		Commerce and Tourism
    (Detert)     		12/6/2013
    4:04 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    12/9/2013     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    12/9/2013 4:00 PM Commerce and Tourism 8 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    448.071 Page 1 (pdf)

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