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HB 293 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to criminal histories of job applicants.

KY · session 2022RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2022

Latest action (Jan 13, 2022) to Committee on Committees (H)

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to prohibit employers from considering or requiring disclosure of prior criminal history as part of the initial job application; title the Act "Ban the Box - The Criminal Record Employment Discrimination Act."

Sponsors (15)
  • G. Brown Jr. Democratic · primary
  • T. Bojanowski Democratic · primary
  • J. Donohue · primary
  • K. Flood · primary
  • A. Gentry Democratic · primary
  • A. Hatton · primary
  • J. Jenkins · primary
  • N. Kulkarni Democratic · primary
  • C. Miller · primary
  • P. Minter · primary
  • R. Roberts · primary
  • A. Scott · primary
  • C. Stevenson · primary
  • P. Stevenson Democratic · primary
  • L. Willner Democratic · primary

Action history (2)
  1. Jan 13, 2022 introduced in House · lower
  2. Jan 13, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
Subjects
Civil RightsLabor and IndustryPersonnel and EmploymentShort Titles and Popular Names

Text versions (1)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Introduced · PDF

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