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2015 SESSION

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SB 1133 State and local government officers and employees; prohibited conduct, retaliation.

Introduced by: Thomas A. Garrett | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Prohibited conduct by state and local government officers and employees; retaliation. Prohibits a state or local government officer or employee from using his public position to retaliate or threaten retaliation against any person for expressing views on matters of public concern or for exercising any right that is otherwise protected by law. The bill provides, however, that the prohibition does not (i) restrict the authority of any public employer to govern conduct of its employees, and to take disciplinary action, in accordance with applicable law or (ii) limit the authority of a constitutional officer to discipline or discharge an employee with or without cause.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101726D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/25/15  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1133ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/23/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0574)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
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HISTORY

• 01/13/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101726D
• 01/13/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/26/15  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/15  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/30/15  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/15  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/06/15  House: Read first time
• 02/06/15  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/11/15  House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
• 02/17/15  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/15  House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/15  House: Read second time
• 02/19/15  House: Read third time
• 02/19/15  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/19/15  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/19/15  House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/15  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/15  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/23/15  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/15  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/25/15  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1133ER)
• 02/25/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/26/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/26/15  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/26/15
• 02/26/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
• 03/23/15  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 574 (effective 7/1/15)
• 03/23/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0574)