Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Workforce Development Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 289
Women's Economic Security Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "WOMEN'S ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT"; TO ESTABLISH THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE AT FIFTEEN DOLLARS PER HOUR; TO PROVIDE THAT EMPLOYERS WITH TIPPED EMPLOYEES ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO PAY THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE; TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYEES ENTITLED TO OVERTIME PAY; TO PROVIDE THAT NO EMPLOYER SHALL PAY AN EMPLOYEE A WAGE AT A RATE LESS THAN THE RATE AT WHICH AN EMPLOYEE OF THE OPPOSITE SEX IN THE SAME ESTABLISHMENT IS PAID FOR EQUAL WORK ON A JOB, THE PERFORMANCE OF WHICH REQUIRES EQUAL SKILL, EFFORT AND RESPONSIBILITY, AND WHICH IS PERFORMED UNDER SIMILAR WORKING CONDITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYEE MAY FILE A PETITION IN THE PROPER CIRCUIT COURT; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR SINGLE MOTHERS SCHOLARSHIP GRANT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD SHALL ADMINISTER THE GRANT; TO PROVIDE THE CRITERIA FOR RECEIVING THE GRANT; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI IHL FOR SINGLE MOTHERS SCHOLARSHIP GRANT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BOARD SHALL ADMINISTER THE GRANT; TO PROVIDE THE CRITERIA FOR RECEIVING THE GRANT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-171, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE SEX-RELATED EDUCATION TO CONSIST OF ANY MEDICALLY ACCURATE COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUCTION OR PROGRAM; TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL REQUIRED TEACHING COMPONENTS OF ABSTINENCE-ONLY AND ABSTINENCE-PLUS EDUCATION CURRICULUMS; TO DELETE THE REPEALER ON THE PROVISION OF LAW THAT REQUIRES EACH LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD TO ADOPT A SEX-RELATED EDUCATION POLICY TO IMPLEMENT ABSTINENCE-ONLY OR ABSTINENCE-PLUS EDUCATION INTO ITS LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CURRICULUM; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 7-7-204, 17-1-51, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 57-34-5, 85-3-4, 97-3-54.4 AND 99-19-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 14 to February 5, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Feb 5 · stopped22 days
Workforce DevelopmentJan 14 to Feb 5 · stopped22 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 14 – Feb 5
- Jan 14Referred to the House committees on Workforce Development and on Judiciary A
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 14Referred To Workforce Development;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives