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SB540 • 2025

prohibiting an employer from relying on information about a prospective employee’s compensation when making employment decisions or inquiring about a prospective employee’s compensation and from restricting an employee’s right to disclose compensation information, allowing actions in circuit court, and providing a penalty

prohibiting an employer from relying on information about a prospective employee’s compensation when making employment decisions or inquiring about a prospective employee’s compensation and from restricting an employee’s right to disclose compensation information, allowing actions in circuit court, and providing a penalty

Labor
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Andraca, Miresse, Arney, Bare, Brown, Anderson, Clancy, DeSmidt, Doyle, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Roe, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Palmeri, Sheehan and Udell
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-12-09 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  3. 2025-10-17 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators L. Johnson , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , Keyeski , Larson , Ratcliff , Roys , Smith , Spreitzer and Wirch ; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki , Fitzgerald , Goodwin , Hong , Andraca , Miresse , Arney , Bare , Brown , Anderson , Clancy , DeSmidt , Doyle , Joers , Kirsch , Madison , Mayadev , McCarville , Moore Omokunde , Ortiz-Velez , Phelps , Roe , Snodgrass , Stroud , Stubbs , Subeck , Tenorio , Palmeri , Sheehan and Udell

  4. 2025-10-17 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

Official Summary Text

prohibiting an employer from relying on information about a prospective employee’s compensation when making employment decisions or inquiring about a prospective employee’s compensation and from restricting an employee’s right to disclose compensation information, allowing actions in circuit court, and providing a penalty
Status: S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development