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Committee moves HB1302 with amendments shifting age-discrimination duties and adding a youth-employment employer database, 8-0
Summary
The Senate Pensions and Labor Committee approved two amendments to House Bill 1302 — transferring certain age-discrimination enforcement to the Civil Rights Commission and adding an employer database/YES program for youth employment — and voted the amended bill out of committee 8-0.
The Senate Pensions and Labor Committee unanimously approved amendments to House Bill 1302 and moved the amended bill out of committee by an 8-0 recorded vote.
Chair Rogers called Amendment 4, which transfers administration of certain age‑discrimination provisions from the Indiana Department of Labor to the Civil Rights Commission. Rogers said the change codifies existing practice and was requested by the Department of Labor. The committee took the amendment by consent.
Senator Donato introduced Amendment 5, which adds provisions establishing an employer database for youth employment and implements the YES program. The amendment was adopted by consent and the bill was moved as amended. A roll call produced a recorded tally announced by the chair as 8 to 0 in favor of moving HB1302 out of committee.
No opposition testimony was recorded on HB1302 in the committee hearing. The committee did not adopt additional substantive changes during the session.
