Designates certain actions by employers, when based on employees' credit history or credit scores, as improper employment practices

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1933
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE SMITH (74).
4876H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o 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 impro per employment practice for an employer to
2 discharge, to ref use to hir e, or to otherwise disadvantage any individual with res pect to
3 compensation, terms, or conditions of employment based on the individual's cr edit scor e
4 or cr edit history unless such individual's cr edit scor e or credi t history is dir ectly ,
5 materially , and substantially rel ated to the duties and performance of the employee or
6 the overall operation of the employer's business.
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EXPLANA TION — 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.