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2023 SESSION
HB 1895 Sexual harassment; nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement.
Introduced by: Eileen Filler-Corn | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Nondisclosure or confidentiality agreements; prohibited nondisparagement provisions; claims of sexual harassment. Provides that no employer may require an employee or prospective employee to execute or renew any provision in a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement, including any provision regarding nondisparagement, that has the purpose or effect of concealing the details of a sexual harassment claim. Any such provision is against public policy and is void and unenforceable.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103054D pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23106173D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/13/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106730D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1895ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/24/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0511) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103054D
- 01/10/23 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
- 01/19/23 House: Assigned sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/24/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/23 House: Referred from Commerce and Energy by voice vote
- 01/31/23 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/01/23 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/01/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/23 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23106173D-H1
- 02/05/23 House: Read first time
- 02/06/23 House: Read second time
- 02/06/23 House: Committee substitute agreed to 23106173D-H1
- 02/06/23 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1895H1
- 02/07/23 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/23 House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/08/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/13/23 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/13/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106730D-S1
- 02/15/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/23 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/16/23 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23106730D-S1
- 02/16/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1895S1
- 02/16/23 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N)
- 02/20/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/23 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 23106730D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
- 02/20/23 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
- 02/21/23 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/21/23 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/22/23 House: House acceded to request
- 02/23/23 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/23/23 House: Delegates: Filler-Corn, Byron, Head
- 02/23/23 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/23 Senate: Senators: Saslaw, Deeds, Obenshain
- 02/25/23 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/25/23 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/23 House: Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 1-N)
- 02/25/23 House: VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 1-N)
- 03/07/23 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1895ER)
- 03/08/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/23 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/24/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 511 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/24/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0511)