SB 122: EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR REFERENCE INFO Number 099 GAYLE HORETSKI, COMMITTEE COUNSEL, HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, called the members' attention to a draft committee substitute for SB 122, dated April 9, 1993. She mentioned that a companion bill, HB 147, which the House Judiciary Committee had passed out earlier, was currently in the House Rules Committee. She stated that the draft committee substitute for SB 122 included language at the bottom of page 1 and the top of page 2 which had been lifted from the House Judiciary Committee's substitute for HB 147. MS. HORETSKI said that the draft committee substitute had two additional differences from the House Judiciary Committee's version of HB 147. She added that those two differences were part of the bill which the Senate had passed. The first change appeared on page 1, line 11, where the phrase "employer or" was added, in order to clarify that the bill applied to both present and former employers who gave out references. The other change appeared on page 2, line 2, and added the word "comparable," to clarify that the bill referred to federal civil rights laws, not all federal laws. Number 165 REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS asked if Senator Bert Sharp, sponsor of SB 122, concurred with the changes starting at the bottom of page 1 of the draft committee substitute. RUTH SKIDMORE, LEGISLATIVE AIDE TO SENATOR SHARP PRIME SPONSOR of SB 122, indicated that the sponsor did not oppose the amendment. Number 181 MS. HORETSKI mentioned that former-Representative Max Gruenberg had expressed concerns about the use of the word "recklessly" in SB 122, and would be available by telephone to testify if the committee wished to hear from him. Number 190 REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS commented that the committee had given the bill ample consideration and that she, therefore, saw no reason to reopen the discussion on its language. Number 236 REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS asked Ms. Skidmore to clarify for the committee that SB 122's sponsor supported the draft committee substitute. MS. SKIDMORE stated that Senator Sharp supported the draft committee substitute. Number 238 REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS made a MOTION to MOVE HCSSB (122) (JUD) out of committee, with individual recommendations and a zero fiscal note. There being no objection, IT WAS SO ORDERED. CHAIRMAN PORTER announced that the committee would take up HB 222, next.