AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (Forbids an employer to require an employee to execute a nondisclosure agreement or non-disparagement agreement regarding alleged violations of civil rights or criminal conduct as a condition of employment.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2021
Last action Jun 25, 2021
Floor votes · House Jun 17, 2021
How they voted
70–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 74
Jun 17, 2021
D
Democratic64
93% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 25, 2021
Committee
06/25/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Jun 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/17/2021 House read and passed
lower
Jun 9, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/09/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 17, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
02/24/2021 Introduced, referred to House Labor
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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