Bill Type
Long Title
FULL TITLE : AN ACT EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF ACTS CONSTITUTING SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER 7877, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACT OF 1995"
Congress Author
Date filed
June 30, 2016
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00508
FULL TITLE : AN ACT EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF ACTS CONSTITUTING SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER 7877, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACT OF 1995"
ABSTRACT : Defines harassment as acts physically, verbally or with the use of electronic device or any available technology or means or offensive remark about a person"s sexual orientation.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ANDAYA, ROLANDO JR. G.
DATE FILED : 2016-06-30
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
NATURE : Reform
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Bravo (M.) (013 2016-08-22) 2. Antonio (015 2016-08-24)
3. Bordado (014 2017-08-23) 4. Batocabe (000 2017-10-03)
5. Tambunting (000 2018-08-01)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS:
      1. Scheduled for meeting/hearing on 2017-08-08
      2. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2018-08-01
      3. Committee Report filed on 2018-09-13
MOTHER BILL: HB08244
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY ON 2017-03-07
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO REVISION OF LAWS on 2016-07-27;

Abstract

Defines harassment as acts physically, verbally or with the use of electronic device or any available technology or means or offensive remark about a person"s sexual orientation

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