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STATE-BY-STATE LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE ANTI-BULLYING HEALTHY WORKPLACE BILL

INTRODUCED IN 13 STATES BY 102 SPONSORING LEGISLATORS SINCE 2003

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

CONNECTICUT: 2008, 2007 -- Active Legislation 12th introducing state

2008: Senate Bill SB 60

2007: Senate Bill SB 371

VERMONT: 2008 -- Active Legislation 13th introducing state

House Bill H 548 and Senate Bill S 312

NEW YORK: 2008, 2006 -- Active Legislation 9th introducing state

2007-08: Assembly Bill A 7801-A, Senate Bill S 2715 and A 4921

2006: Senate Bill S 8018 and Assembly Bill A 11565

NEW JERSEY: 2006 -- 10th introducing state

2006-07: Assembly Bill A 3590

WASHINGTON: 2008, 2007, 2005 4th introducing state

2008: Senate Bill SB 6622 and 2007: House Bill HB 2142

2005-06: House Bill HB 1968

MONTANA: 2007 11th introducing state

House Bill HB 213

OREGON: 2007, 2005 5th introducing state

2007: Senate Bill SB 1035

2005: House Bills HB 2410 and HB 2639

HAWAII: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 3rd introducing state

2007: Senate Bill SB 253, House Bills HB 868, HB 1806

2006: Senate Resolution 106 (urging employers to voluntarily adopt anti-bullying policies)

2006: Senate Bill SB 3269, and House Bill HB 2840

2005: Senate Bill SB 481 and House Bill HB 232

2004: Senate Bill SB 2353

OKLAHOMA: 2007, 2004 2nd introducing state

2007: House Bill HB 1467

2004: House Bill HB 2467

KANSAS: 2006 8th introducing state

House Bill HB 2990

MISSOURI: 2006 7th introducing state

House Bill HB 1187

MASSACHUSETTS: 2005 6th introducing state

House Petition H 3809

Voter-approved 2004 Public Policy Question in District 3 (68% approval)

CALIFORNIA: 2003 The nation's 1st state to introduce the legislation

Assembly Bill AB 1582

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BULLYING LAWS OUTSIDE THE U.S.

  • Existing Laws
    - The only North American law: Quebec Province (6/2004)(.html)

    - 18 month status report by Prof. Angelo Soares, Univ of Quebec at Montreal (.pdf format)

    - Other relevant Canadian laws (.pdf)

    - State of South Australia (8/2005) (.pdf)

    - Other Australian laws (.pdf)

    - Sweden (effective 1994), world's first (.pdf)

    - France (2002) .pdf

    - Britain (2001) (.pdf)

    Other proposed laws:
    - Proposed Canadian national law, 2003 (C-451) (.pdf)

    - Proposed Ontario province OHS regulation change, 2004

    - Proposed UK "Dignity At Work" bill, 2001 (.pdf)
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