BILL · 2021–22 SESSION
SB 5520: Harassment & discrim. NDAs
Disclosing harassment and discrimination.
Summary
- Prohibits an employer from requiring an employee, as a condition of employment, to sign a document preventing the disclosure of harassment or discrimination occurring in certain work environments.
- Provides that an employer retaliating against an employee disclosing or discussing harassment or discrimination is an unfair labor practice.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 10, 2022
- Out of committeeJan 21, 2022
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Karen Keiser (D-33)
- Introduced
- January 10, 2022 in the Senate
- Last action
- February 17, 2022
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to disclosing harassment and discrimination;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)
5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- Minority; do not pass.
- LCTA - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 5520 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5520 (2025–26) Wrongly convicted persons
- SB 5520 (2023–24) Fire service policy board
- SB 5520 (2019–20) Urban growth areas
- SB 5520 (2017–18) Mobile home park closures
- SB 5520 (2015–16) High school assessmnt system
- SB 5520 (2013–14) Regional fire protection
- SB 5520 (2011–12) Storm water facility rates
- SB 5520 (2009–10) Agencies/truthful info