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2022 Regular Session

House Bill 770

Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; create.

Became law as Chapter 490, Laws of 2022, signed April 20, 2022, 93 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI EQUAL PAY ACT; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR "EMPLOYEE", "EMPLOYER", "WAGE", "RATE", AND "UNPAID WAGES"; 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 REMEDIES; TO PROVIDE THE TIME IN WHICH A CIVIL ACTION MUST BE FILED; 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

13 co-sponsors

Philip Gunn, Tom Miles, Kabir Karriem, William Tracy Arnold, Debra Gibbs, Willie Bailey, Missy McGee, De'Keither A. Stamps, Carl Mickens, Orlando Paden, Jeffery Harness, Stephanie Foster, Larry Byrd

Its course

January 17 to April 20, 2022, 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 action25 actions on 16 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Jan 203 days

Judiciary AJan 17 to Jan 181 day

In the SenateJan 20 to Mar 948 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 4 to Mar 125 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 9 to Apr 426 days

With the GovernorApr 4 to Apr 2016 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jan 20

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 9

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 17 – Jan 20

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 18Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 20Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Jan 21 – Mar 9

  1. Jan 21Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 4Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 1Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 9Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 10 – Apr 4

  1. Mar 10Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Mar 14Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 24Conferees named in the House: Cockerham, White and Tullos
  4. Mar 25Conferees named in the Senate: Wiggins, Boyd and Parker
  5. Mar 28Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Mar 29Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
  8. Recommitted in the Senate to the conferees for further conference
  9. Conference report filed in the Senate
  10. Conference report filed in the House
  11. Suspended from deadlines by House Concurrent Resolution 89
  12. Mar 30Conference report adopted in the House
  13. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  14. Apr 4Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 4 – Apr 20

  1. Apr 4Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Apr 20Approved by the Governor
All 25 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 18Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 20AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 20Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Jan 21Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 4Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  7. Mar 1Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  8. Mar 9AmendedSenate
  9. Mar 9Passed As AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 10Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  11. Mar 14Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 24Conferees Named Cockerham,White,TullosHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 25Conferees Named Wiggins,Boyd,ParkerSenate
  14. Mar 28Conference Report FiledSenate
  15. Mar 28Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 29Recommitted For Further ConfHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 29Recommitted For Further ConfSenate
  18. Mar 29Conference Report FiledSenate
  19. Mar 29Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  20. Mar 29Suspend from Deadlines by HC 89Both houses
  21. Mar 30Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  22. Mar 30Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  23. Apr 4Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  24. Apr 4Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  25. Apr 20Approved by GovernorGovernor