How did Ken Paxton vote on equal pay?
- Voted against the Texas equal-pay bill
1 Voted nay
The votes
| Session | Bill | Measure | Position | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83rd (2013) | HB 950 | Voted against the Texas equal-pay bill HB 950: State equal-pay bill (filing deadline for pay-discrimination claims). A state version of the federal Lilly Ledbetter Act: each paycheck affected by a discriminatory pay decision would restart the deadline to file a complaint. | Nay | Passed Senate 16–15; vetoed by Gov. Rick Perry. | Senate Journal, 83rd Leg., May 22, 2013, p. 2882 |
What these measures did
- Voted against the Texas equal-pay billA state version of the federal Lilly Ledbetter Act: each paycheck affected by a discriminatory pay decision would restart the deadline to file a complaint.He voted against it. Passed Senate 16–15; vetoed by Gov. Rick Perry.