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HB 488 Hawaii House · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.

Summary
Prohibits written nondisclosure agreements involving sexual assault and sexual harassment as part of an employee's condition of employment under certain conditions. Prohibits employers from retaliating against an employee for disclosing or discussing sexual harassment or sexual assault. Takes effect 1/1/2050. (SD1)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Mar 21, 2019
Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2019

How they voted

49–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Mar 5, 2019
D Democratic45
43 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican5
5 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
10
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Reported from LCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1346) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Ihara, S. Chang, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.
upper
Mar 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-19 3:00PM in conference room 224.
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to LCA, JDC.
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 383).
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, Quinlan excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Lowen, Morikawa, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Creagan, McKelvey, Say, Yamane.
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-27-19.
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 691) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Eli, Ichiyama, Kitagawa, McKelvey, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to LAB, JUD, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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