Advocates and lawmakers called for women's equal pay in Alabama during a public hearing in a House committee Wednesday.

The legislation introduced by Rep. Adline Clarke, a Democrat, prohibits gender wage discrimination except where there is a difference in education, experience or productivity.

Six supporters of the bill said the wage gap hurts women and increases poverty.

The opponent from the National Federation of Independent Business said record-keeping would burden business owners. She said she hasn't received a pay complaint in 15 years.

Alabama and Mississippi are the only two states that don't have equal pay laws. White women in Alabama make 74 cents to a man's dollar. Black women make 57 and Latinas only 49.

The committee didn't vote on the bill. It's unlikely it will pass this session.