HR 99
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Date of Hearing: May 6, 2024
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Blanca Pacheco, Chair
HR 99 (Bains) – As Introduced April 29, 2024
SUBJECT: AAPI Women’s Equal Pay Day.
SUMMARY: Proclaims May 3, 2024, as AAPI Women’s Equal Pay Day in California, in
recognition of the need to eliminate the gender gap in earnings by women and to promote
policies to ensure equal pay for all. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1) More than 50 years after the passage of the federal Equal Pay Act of 1963, women,
especially women of color, continue to suffer the consequences of unequal pay. According
to the United States Census Bureau, women make $0.82 for every dollar men are paid.
2) According to the United States Department of Labor, the median annual earnings for women
in 2022 was about $52,000, while the median annual earnings for men in 2022 was about
$62,000.
3) The wage gap for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women is $0.80
for every dollar White, non-Hispanic men make.
4) Nearly 4 in 10 mothers are the primary breadwinners in their households, and nearly two-
thirds of mothers are the primary or significant earners, making pay equity critical to the
financial security of their families.
5) A lifetime of lower pay means women have less income to save for retirement and less
income counted in a social security or pension benefit formula.
6) Fair pay in California would strengthen the security of individuals and families today,
regardless of education or socioeconomic status, while enhancing our statewide economy.
7) May 3 symbolizes the day in 2024 when the wages paid to Asian American, Native
Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women catch up to the wages paid to males from the previous
year nationwide.
FISCAL EFFECT: This resolution is keyed non-fiscal by Legislative Counsel.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800