North Carolina 2023-2024 Session Status: In Committee 9 D cosponsors

SB 494 — Ban Applicant Salary History.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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This bill died with 2023-2024 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Senate Bill 494 adds a section that states no one involved in hiring for a State position can ask job applicants about their salary history or seek that information from other sources. This change is significant because it aims to prevent potential salary discrimination and promote fair pay practices by ensuring that previous salaries do not influence the compensation offered to new employees.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 3, 2023 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 S 1 SENATE BILL 494 Short Title:
494 SESSION 2023 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45236-LR-27 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED ANACT AMENDINGTHESTATEHUMANRESOURCES ACTTOPROHIBIT INQUIRIES ABOUT AN APPLICANT'S SALARY HISTORY DURING THE HIRING PROCESS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 4, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED ANACT AMENDINGTHE STATEHUMANRESOURCES ACTTOPROHIBIT INQUIRIES ABOUT AN APPLICANT'S SALARY HISTORY DURING THE HIRING PROCESS.
(b) No person participating in a State employee selection process may (i) ask an applicant for State employment about their salary history or (ii) seek the salary history of an applicant from any current or former employer or from any other person or source.
(b) No person participating in a State employee selection process may(i) ask an applicant for State employment about their salaryhistoryor (ii) seek the salaryhistory of an applicant from any current or former employer or from any other person or source.
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The bill prohibits inquiries about an applicant's salary history during the hiring process for State government employment.

  • § 126-6.4

    § 126-6.4. Inquiring about or reviewing applicant salary history is prohibited. (a) The hiring process for State government employment shall not include screening job applicants based upon salary history. (b) No person participating in a State employee selection process may (i) ask an applicant for State employment about their salary history or (ii) seek the salary history of an applicant from any current or former employer or from any other person or source. (c) A prospective State employee may be asked to consent to confirmation of their salary history after an offer of employment with compensation has been made. (d) For the purposes of this section, the term 'salary history' includes wages, benefits, and any other forms of compensation connected to an applicant's current or previous employment.

    This establishes a new section in the General Statutes that explicitly prohibits asking about salary history during the hiring process.

Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Filed

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2 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 170 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 494?
SB 494 is sponsored by DeAndrea Salvador (Democratic), Val Applewhite (Democratic), Lisa Grafstein (Democratic), Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Gladys A. Robinson (Democratic), Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Kandie D. Smith (Democratic), and Graig Meyer (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 494?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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