SB 117-18: Stop the Harassment Act - REDRAFTED

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Stop the Harassment Act

1. As used in this act Sexual harassment means deliberate or repeated unsolicited verbal comments, gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature, which are unwelcome. Sexual harassment does not refer to occasional compliments; it refers to behavior which is not welcome, which is personally offensive and debilitates morale, interfering with the work effectiveness of the employee and his or her co-workers. Sexual harassment includes but is not limited to unsolicited and unwanted text messages comparing genitals to Balkan or Mediterranean foods.

2. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable with imprisonment for no more than six (6) months and a fine of no less than $1,000.00 and more than $10,000.00 for any employer, supervisor, or manager operating in interregional commerce to engage in sexual harassment of any employee over whom he or she has either direct management, supervision, or control, the ability to promote, reassign, or terminate an employee, or the ability to set, adjust, or award the salary, pay, or other economic renumeration.

3. No Senator or candidate for federal office shall be permitted to use campaign funds or federally provided office or administrative funds to pay for any legal settlement for sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct.

4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.

Sponsor: Fhtagn
Occupying: Slot 17

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

motion for a final vote

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

withdrawing the motion, and I will sponsor the Citizen's amendment. Is there objection?

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

I'll withdraw the other amendment and sponsor the new one

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Per the bill's sponsor, we are intentionally excluding violent forms of sexual harassment or abuse in this bill. Therefore, I've updated the details within the proposed amendment, and request a sitting senator sponsor this. In all transparency, much of this is borrowed from the NY Human Rights Law.

Stop the Harassment Act

1. As used in this act sexual harassment means gender-based discrimination involving unwanted sexual conduct that involves unwelcome, potentially non-violent sexual conduct that -
a. Is used as the basis for hiring or other employment decisions, such as promotions, raises or job assignments;
b. Creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.

2. For the purposes of this law, sexual harassment may include the following -
a. Unwanted touching or inappropriate physical contact without a legitimate purpose in order to degrade or abuse the person being touched.
b. Requests for sexual favors, which may be accompanied by implied or overt threats concerning one’s job
performance evaluation or promotion.
c. Verbal harassment or abuse in the form of a pattern of sexual comments or questions.
d. Sexual gestures without consent.
e. Intentional displaying of pornographic photographs or drawings without consent.
f. Indecent exposure.

3. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute unlawful sexual harassment when -
a. Submission to such conduct is made (either explicitly or implicitly) a term or condition of employment;
b. Submission to, or rejection, of such conduct is used as a basis for decisions affecting one’s employment; or
c. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of interfering with an individual’s work performance, or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.

deliberate or repeated unsolicited verbal comments, gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature, which are unwelcome. Sexual harassment does not refer to occasional compliments; it refers to behavior which is not welcome, which is personally offensive and debilitates morale, interfering with the work effectiveness of the employee and his or her co-workers. Sexual harassment includes but is not limited to unsolicited and unwanted text messages comparing genitals to Balkan or Mediterranean foods.

4. 2. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable with imprisonment for no more than six (6) months and a fine of no less than $1,000.00 and more than $10,000.00 for any employer, supervisor, or manager operating in interregional commerce to engage in sexual harassment of any employee over whom he or she has either direct management, supervision, or control, the ability to promote, reassign, or terminate an employee, or the ability to set, adjust, or award the salary, pay, or other economic renumeration.

5. 3. No Senator or candidate for federal office shall be permitted to use campaign funds or federally provided office or administrative funds to pay for any legal settlement for sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct.

6. 4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.

A vote is open on the amendment.

Aye

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Amendment fails 7-8-0-3. Debate resumes.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Amendment fails 7-8-0-3. Debate resumes.

As Deputy PPT, I amend this result to 8-8-0-3 by extending the vote an counting AFE's vote here.

Aye on the amendment

The Vice President shall break the tie.

The rules are quite clear on amendment votes:

The vote shall last for three days or until a majority has voted in favor or against the amendment, at which point Senators who have voted shall be prohibited from changing their votes and the vote shall be declared final.

The vote was indeed left open for the full 72 hours. Therefore, a suspension of the rules is needed to count the vote.

Is there objection to the suspension of the rules to count the tardy vote by AFE?

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

then the amendment fails as previously stated, unless the Senator from Kentucky wishes for a formal vote on the suspension (which would require a 2/3 absolute majority)

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

The question is on the Suspension of the Rules to count the late vote on the amendment cast by AFE.

Aye

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

The vote is 6-6-0-6. A 2/3 absolute majority has not been achieved, the rules are not suspended, and the amendment fails as previously ruled.

The unfinished business is the vote on the motion for a final vote.

Aye

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Cloture is INVOKED 9-5-0-4. A final vote is beginning.

Aye

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Passes 8-5-1-4

Stop the Harassment Act

1. As used in this act Sexual harassment means deliberate or repeated unsolicited verbal comments, gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature, which are unwelcome. Sexual harassment does not refer to occasional compliments; it refers to behavior which is not welcome, which is personally offensive and debilitates morale, interfering with the work effectiveness of the employee and his or her co-workers. Sexual harassment includes but is not limited to unsolicited and unwanted text messages comparing genitals to Balkan or Mediterranean foods.

2. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable with imprisonment for no more than six (6) months and a fine of no less than $1,000.00 and more than $10,000.00 for any employer, supervisor, or manager operating in interregional commerce to engage in sexual harassment of any employee over whom he or she has either direct management, supervision, or control, the ability to promote, reassign, or terminate an employee, or the ability to set, adjust, or award the salary, pay, or other economic renumeration.

3. No Senator or candidate for federal office shall be permitted to use campaign funds or federally provided office or administrative funds to pay for any legal settlement for sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct.

4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.

Wall of Shame Vote 25:

Razze up to 21
AFE, Jay, Nerd up to 1
Lord Richard reset to 0

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

I provide notice of the President's redraft. Does the sponsor wish to accept the redraft or go for a full veto override?

Redraft statement

Let's not make things personal in this game, guys.

Mr. President, the following bill has passed and is ready for your action:

Passes 8-5-1-4

Stop the Harassment Act

1. As used in this act Sexual harassment means deliberate or repeated unsolicited verbal comments, gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature, which are unwelcome. Sexual harassment does not refer to occasional compliments; it refers to behavior which is not welcome, which is personally offensive and debilitates morale, interfering with the work effectiveness of the employee and his or her co-workers. Sexual harassment includes but is not limited to unsolicited and unwanted text messages comparing genitals to Balkan or Mediterranean foods.

2. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable with imprisonment for no more than six (6) months and a fine of no less than $1,000.00 and more than $10,000.00 for any employer, supervisor, or manager operating in interregional commerce to engage in sexual harassment of any employee over whom he or she has either direct management, supervision, or control, the ability to promote, reassign, or terminate an employee, or the ability to set, adjust, or award the salary, pay, or other economic renumeration.

3. No Senator or candidate for federal office shall be permitted to use campaign funds or federally provided office or administrative funds to pay for any legal settlement for sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct.

4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.

VETOED AND REDRAFTED

Stop the Harassment Act

1. As used in this act Sexual harassment means gender-based discrimination involving unwanted sexual conduct. This shall include the following acts:
a. Intentional groping or touching of another person without a legitimate purpose in order to degrade or abuse the person being touched or in order to satisfy a sexual desire.
b. Sexual abuse, or the subjecting of another person to sexual contact without consent or by forcible compulsion.
c. Coerced sexual acts or gestures without consent.
d. Intentional displaying of pornographic images without consent.
e. Indecent exposure.
f. Stalking. deliberate or repeated unsolicited verbal comments, gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature, which are unwelcome. Sexual harassment does not refer to occasional compliments; it refers to behavior which is not welcome, which is personally offensive and debilitates morale, interfering with the work effectiveness of the employee and his or her co-workers. Sexual harassment includes but is not limited to unsolicited and unwanted text messages comparing genitals to Balkan or Mediterranean foods.

2. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable with imprisonment for no more than six (6) months and a fine of no less than $1,000.00 and more than $10,000.00 for any employer, supervisor, or manager operating in interregional commerce to engage in sexual harassment of any employee over whom he or she has either direct management, supervision, or control, the ability to promote, reassign, or terminate an employee, or the ability to set, adjust, or award the salary, pay, or other economic renumeration.

3. No Senator or candidate for federal office shall be permitted to use campaign funds or federally provided office or administrative funds to pay for any legal settlement for sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct.

4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Question is on overriding the Veto.

Nay

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Override fails 7-8-0-3.

Wall of Shame Vote 42:

AFE up to 4
Razze, Jimmy up to 2
Jay reset to 0

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Having failed to override the veto, the Senate will next entertain the redraft. A vote is open on the redraft.

Aye

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Redraft PASSES 7-6-0-5

Wall of Shame Vote 49:

AFE, Muaddib, Lord Richard, Nerd, RFayette up to 1

Razze reset to 0