Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
                       HOUSE BILL NO. 1933
                              103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY


                             INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH (74).

    4876H.01I                                                                    JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk


                                               AN ACT
    To amend chapter 290, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the use of credit
          scores by employers.


    Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

           Section A. Chapter 290, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2   known as section 290.146, to read as follows:
           290.146. It shall be an improper employment practice for an employer to
2   discharge, to refuse to hire, or to otherwise disadvantage any individual with respect to
3   compensation, terms, or conditions of employment based on the individual's credit score
4   or credit history unless such individual's credit score or credit history is directly,
5   materially, and substantially related to the duties and performance of the employee or
6   the overall operation of the employer's business.
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    EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
    intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.

Statutes affected: 
Introduced (4876H.01): 290.146