AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKPLACE PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY ACT
Summary
Protects bullying/psychological abuse in workplace inflicted upon employees by employers/co-employees/provides civil remedies to affected employees/fines against employers/imprisonment/fines against co-employees.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 7, 2025
Last action May 16, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2025
How they voted
32–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
May 15, 2025
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican4
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
3
May 16, 2025
Committee
05/16/2025 Referred to House Labor
lower
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
05/15/2025 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 7, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/07/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 9, 2025
Legislature · Passed
04/09/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
04/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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