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HB 821 Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act; applicability to local governmental entities.
Introduced by: James M. LeMunyon | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act; applicability to local governmental entities. Includes local government and public school divisions under the Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act. Currently this Act is limited to state government and citizen whistle blowers. The bill reduces from $10,000 to $5,000 the threshold where the disclosure results in a savings for which a whistle blower disclosing information of wrongdoing or abuse may file a claim for reward. The bill contains technical amendments.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103429D pdf | impact statement
- 02/29/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB821ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0292) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103429D
- 01/12/16 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/18/16 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
- 01/28/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/16 House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/16 House: Read first time
- 02/05/16 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/16 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/22/16 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/16 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 House: Enrolled
- 02/29/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB821ER)
- 02/29/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/04/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/4/16
- 03/04/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 11, 2016
- 03/07/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 292 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/07/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0292)