Kentucky 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 7 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 293 — AN ACT relating to criminal histories of job applicants.

Last action — to Committee on Committees (H)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

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."

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Action History

  1. to Committee on Committees (H)

  2. introduced in House

Sponsors

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15 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 123 not signed on

Sponsors (15)

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Not signed on (123)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 293 do?
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."
Who sponsors HB 293?
HB 293 is sponsored by George Brown Jr. (Democrat), Tina Bojanowski (Democrat), J. Donohue, K. Flood, Al Gentry (Democrat), A. Hatton, J. Jenkins, Nima Kulkarni (Democrat), C. Miller, P. Minter, A. Scott, Pamela Stevenson (Democrat), Lisa Willner (Democrat), and T.J. Roberts (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 293?
This bill died with 2022 Regular 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.
Where can I track HB 293?
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