Virginia House Bill 1895 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 24 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0511)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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 and is void and unenforceable. 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 and is void and unenforceable.

Sexual harassment; nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement.

Del. Eileen Filler-Corn [D]

Del. Elizabeth Guzman [D]

2023-02-25 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (94-Y 1-N) (Y: 94 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (33-Y 7-N) (Y: 33 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-20 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 98-N) (Y: 0 N: 98 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 3-N) (Y: 12 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (98-Y 1-N) (Y: 98 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (19-Y 1-N) (Y: 19 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

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

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	1	27.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	1	28.01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	1	28.02	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1895
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1895+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1895H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1895S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1895ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0511+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106119D.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB1895AC
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1895F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1895FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1895FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB1895FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H2301V0008+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0802V0076+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H08V0140+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1618+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S02V0128+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0505HB1895+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0536HB1895+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2055+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0665HB1895+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV1004HB1895+HB1895
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2394+HB1895