HB1895
Sexual harassment; nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. 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 ... (More) and is void and unenforceable. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/10/2023 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103054D
- 01/10/2023 - House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
- 01/19/2023 - House: Assigned sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/24/2023 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1895)
- 01/31/2023 - House: Referred from Commerce and Energy
- 01/31/2023 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/01/2023 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/01/2023 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/01/2023 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/2023 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/2023 - House: Committee substitute printed 23106173D-H1
- 02/05/2023 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2023 - House: Read second time
- 02/06/2023 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 23106173D-H1
- 02/06/2023 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1895H1
- 02/07/2023 - House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/07/2023 - House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/08/2023 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/2023 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/13/2023 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/13/2023 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106730D-S1
- 02/15/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1895H1)
- 02/15/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1895S1)
- 02/15/2023 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/2023 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/2023 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/16/2023 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23106730D-S1
- 02/16/2023 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1895S1
- 02/16/2023 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2023 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/2023 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 23106730D-S1 (0-Y 98-N)
- 02/20/2023 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N)
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (33-Y 7-N)
- 02/21/2023 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/22/2023 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/23/2023 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/23/2023 - House: Delegates: Filler-Corn, Byron, Head
- 02/23/2023 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/2023 - Senate: Senators: Saslaw, Deeds, Obenshain
- 02/25/2023 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/25/2023 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/2023 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 1-N)
- 02/25/2023 - House: VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 1-N)
- 03/07/2023 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2023 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1895ER)
- 03/07/2023 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1895ER)
- 03/08/2023 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/2023 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/2023 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/2023 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/24/2023 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 511 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/24/2023 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0511)
