SB 117-18: Stop the Harassment Act - REDRAFTED

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former 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.

[fhtagn]

Full override. That the President reinserted the rejected "gender-based discrimination" language shows he fundamentally misunderstands what sexual harassment is. All the limited forms of conduct he narrowed the definition to are already illegal under other laws reducing the substantive effect of this law to nothing. It places politics ahead of victims, which is par for the course of this administration.

[LAKISYLVANIA]

You don't have the votes to override but allright.

I call for the entire senate to block this act from passing.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Question is on overriding the Veto.

Nay

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Nay

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Nay

[fhtagn]

Aye

It's pretty telling that certain individuals don't understand what sexual harassment is. Leave it to men with few social skills on a political forum to fail at this.

[reagente]

Aye

[ChiefFireWaterMike]

Aye

[DKrol]

Nay

[Vice President Christian Man]

Aye

[Joseph Cao]

Nay.

[RFayette]

Aye

[Coastal Elitist]

Aye

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Nay

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Aye

[nerd73]

Nay

[Jay 🏳️‍⚧️]

Nay

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former 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, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

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

Aye

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Nay

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Aye

[fhtagn]

Nay

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Nay

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Nay

Oh so suddenly sexual harassment isn't an issue anymore.