SB215
Prospective employer; prohibited from seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Jennifer Boysko (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Prohibiting employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; wage or salary range transparency; cause of action.
Prohibits a prospective employer from (i) seeking the wage or salary history of a prospective employee; (ii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in considering the prospective employee for employment; (iii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in determining the ... (More) wages or salary the prospective employee is to be paid upon hire; (iv) refusing to interview, hire, employ, or promote or otherwise retaliating against a prospective or current employee for not providing wage or salary history or requesting a wage or salary range; (v) failing or refusing to disclose in each public and internal posting for each job, promotion, transfer, or other employment opportunity the wage, salary, or wage or salary range; and (vi) failing to set a wage or salary range in good faith. The bill establishes a cause of action for an aggrieved prospective employee or employee and provides that an employer that violates such prohibitions is liable to the aggrieved prospective employee or employee for statutory damages between $1,000 and $10,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater, reasonable attorney fees and costs, and any other legal and equitable relief as may be appropriate. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100773D
- 01/09/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB215)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (7-Y 6-N)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Amendment agreed to
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB215)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/18/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/19/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (14-Y 5-N)
- 02/23/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Floor Offered
- 02/24/2026 - House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read third time
- 02/24/2026 - House: Delegate Maldonado Floor amendment agreed to
- 02/24/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/24/2026 - House: Passed House with amendment (68-Y 29-N 0-A)
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB215ER)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB215)
- 03/02/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
