2SHB 1522: Addressing sexual misconduct at scholarly or professional associations.
Signed into law: Chapter 79, Laws of 2023
- Sponsor
- Pollet
- Introduced
- January 23, 2023
- Status
- C 79 L 23
- Last action
- Effective date 7/23/2023. (April 13, 2023)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:01 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires institutions to ask and require applicants to sign statements regarding substantiated findings of, or investigations into, sexual misconduct at scholarly or professional associations before an official offer of employment. Requires institutions to request in writing that relevant scholarly or professional associations disclose information about substantiated findings or investigations into sexual misconduct before an official offer of employment.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 8, 202394 yea · 0 nay · 4 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 5, 202348 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
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