Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 716
Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; revise certain provisions related to wage history.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71-17-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE "WAGE HISTORY"; TO AMEND SECTION 71-17-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE HOW A PERSON'S WAGE HISTORY MAY AND MAY NOT BE USED WHILE THAT PERSON IS AN APPLICANT FOR EMPLOYMENT; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THOSE EMPLOYERS WHO VIOLATE THE PROVISIONS RELATED TO WAGE HISTORY; TO AMEND SECTION 71-17-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PRECEDENTS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED MANDATORY AUTHORITY FOR CLAIMS THAT ARE BROUGHT AS A RESULT OF VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS RELATED TO WAGE HISTORY; 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 15 to February 4, 2025, 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 15 to Feb 4 · stopped20 days
Judiciary AJan 15 to Feb 4 · stopped20 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 15 – Feb 4
- Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives