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Councilmember Janeese Lewis George Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. 2
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Councilmember Brooke Pinto Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau 6
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A BILL 9
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 12
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To establish requirements prohibiting employers from posting a job advertisement 15
without including the minimum and maximum salary or hourly pay information. 16
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 18
act may be cited as the “Pay Range Act of 2023”. 19
Sec. 2. Definitions. 20
(1) “Employer” means any individual, firm, association, corporation, the District 21
of Columbia government, any receiver or trustee of any individual firm, association, or 22
corporation, or the legal representative of a deceased employer, who uses the services of an 23
individual for pay in the District. 24
Sec. 3. Pay range requirement. 25
(a) An employer may not advertise a job, promotion, or transfer opportunity without 26
posting the minimum and maximum salary or hourly pay range for the position in the 27
advertisement. In stating the minimum and maximum salary or hourly pay for the position, the 28
range may extend from the lowest to the highest salary the employer in good faith believes at the 29
time of the posting it would pay for the advertised job, promotion, or transfer opportunity. 30 2
(b) The Worker’s Rights and Antifraud Section of the Office of the Attorney General 31
Public Advocacy Division shall issue rules to implement and enforce the requirements of this 32
Act. 33
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 34
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 35
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 36
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 37
Sec. 5. Effective date. 38
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 39
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 40
provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 41
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 42
Columbia Register. 43