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HB3689Introduced in the House

HIGHER ED-PREVENT SEX VIOLENCE

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Introduced by Mary Canty, District 54

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Amends the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act. Makes changes concerning definitions. Requires a higher education institution's comprehensive policy to include digital sexual harassment and doxing. Makes changes concerning the components of the comprehensive policy and the notification of a survivor's rights and options, including providing a summary of the higher education institution's process for protecting survivors from retaliation. Provides that a confidential advisor is separate from the advisor specific to a complaint resolution procedure, and makes other changes concerning advisors. Makes changes concerning complaint resolution procedures, including prohibiting a higher education institution from distributing any evidence that includes a private or intentionally digitally altered sexual image by physical or electronic means and requiring a higher education institution to enact and implement a policy and process for early resolution of any retaliatory report, claim, counterclaim, or complaint made to the higher education institution by a respondent or any other individual against a survivor. Makes changes concerning training. Provides that a survivor has a cause of action against any higher education institution that fails to exercise due diligence in responding to sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, doxing, digital sexual harassment, or any other sex-based harassment that the higher education institution knew or should have known about. Sets forth the relief a prevailing survivor is entitled to. Effective immediately.

Where it stands

House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

April 11, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: House Higher Education Committee · March 19, 2025

7

Yes

4

No

1

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Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Rules Committee

  4. Assigned to Higher Education Committee

  5. Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-004-000

  6. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  7. Second Reading - Short Debate

  8. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  11. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  12. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  14. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  15. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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