HB 2495 Hawaii House · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.

Summary

Prohibits an employer from entering into or requiring an employee to enter into a nondisclosure agreement pertaining to sexual harassment or sexual assault occurring in the workplace, at work-related events, between employees, or between the employer and an employee. (SD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

House Passage

Apr 2022

Senate Passage

Apr 2022

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2022 Last action Jul 12, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 22, 2022

Introduced

House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

lower

Apr 22, 2022

Introduced

Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 744).

upper

Apr 8, 2022

Introduced

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 7, 2022

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 721) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 7, 2022

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 31, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Acasio, Gabbard, Kim, Lee, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 28, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-31-22 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 24, 2022

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

upper

Mar 24, 2022

Committee

Reported from LCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3389) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Mar 16, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Ihara, Chang, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 11, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-22 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 8, 2022

Committee

Referred to LCA, JDC.

upper

Mar 4, 2022

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 96).

upper

Mar 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matayoshi, Todd excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 23, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Takumi, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Feb 15, 2022

Committee

Reported from LAT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 253-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 10, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on LAT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Onishi, Sayama, Belatti, Holt, Quinlan, Takayama, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) D. Kobayashi.

lower

Jan 28, 2022

Committee

Referred to LAT, JHA, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 26, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors