CONTRACTS: Provides relative to nondisclosure agreements
This bill restricts the enforceability of nondisclosure agreements in cases involving hostile work environments or sexual harassment. It specifically prohibits employers from requiring employees to sign clauses that prevent them from discussing these issues before a dispute has occurred. The law also clarifies that any such agreements signed prior to a dispute will not be upheld in court, while allowing them only if entered into after a formal report or dispute has already taken place. These changes directly affect employers and employees by limiting the ability of companies to silence victims through pre-dispute contracts.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Feb 26, 2024
Signed Jun 25, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2024 · House Mar 19, 2024
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
May 14, 2024
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (13-0-1).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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