WORK PRIVACY SOCIAL MEDIA
Summary
Amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. Makes it unlawful for an employer or prospective employer to request or require an employee or applicant to authenticate or access a personal online account in the presence of the employer, to request or require that an employee or applicant invite the employer to join a group affiliated with any personal online account of the employee or applicant, or join an online account established by the employer. Prohibits retaliation against an employee or applicant. Defines terms.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2016
Committee Review
May 2016
House Passage
May 2016
Senate Passage
May 2016
Signed into Law
Jul 2016
Introduced Apr 25, 2016
Signed Jul 22, 2016
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2016 · House Apr 22, 2016
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
May 24, 2016
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Amendments
4
Jul 22, 2016
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 24, 2016
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 12, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000
upper
May 3, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Apr 28, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 25, 2016
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 22, 2016
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (86-0-12)
house
Apr 21, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 21, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Apr 15, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2016
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2016
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi
lower
Apr 6, 2016
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Apr 6, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 4, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2016
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi
lower
Feb 23, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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