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HB 1799 The Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act; established.
Introduced by: G. Manoli Loupassi | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act. Establishes the Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act to protect whistle blowers from certain adverse employment actions. The bill defines "whistle blower" as an employee who reports or provides testimony of wrongdoing or abuse. Under the bill employers are prohibited from discharging, threatening, or otherwise discriminating or retaliating against a whistle blower. The bill also (i) requires state employers to post notices to keep employees informed of the protections provided by the act and (ii) establishes the Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Reward Fund, administered by the Department of Accounts, to provide a monetary reward equal to one percent of the cost savings not to exceed $5,000 to any person who has disclosed information of wrongdoing or abuse under the Act and the disclosure results in a savings of at least $10,000.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 092327606 pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/09 House: Committee substitute printed 091810560-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 092433606-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1799ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0340) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 092327606
- 01/09/09 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/16/09 House: Assigned GL sub: FOIA
- 01/22/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
- 01/27/09 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/09 House: Committee substitute printed 091810560-H1
- 01/28/09 House: Read first time
- 01/29/09 House: Read second time
- 01/29/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 091810560-H1
- 01/29/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1799H1
- 01/30/09 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/11/09 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 092433606-S1
- 02/13/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/16/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 092433606-S1
- 02/16/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1799S1
- 02/16/09 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/09 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/09 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 092433606-S1 (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/09 House: Reconsideration of Senate substitute agreed to by House
- 02/19/09 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 092433606-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION #2 (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/09 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1799ER)
- 02/25/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 340 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0340)