AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DIGNITY AT WORK ACT (Establishes the Dignity at Work Act, to provide workers with more protection from bullying and harassment in the workplace.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2021
Last action Mar 10, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2021
How they voted
33–3
Passed
Total votes 36
Mar 9, 2021
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican5
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 10, 2021
Committee
03/10/2021 Referred to House Labor
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
03/09/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/03/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 5, 2021
Introduced
02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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