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HB 798 Employment; prohibited retaliatory action.
Introduced by: Karrie K. Delaney | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Employment; prohibited retaliatory action. Prohibits an employer from discharging, disciplining, threatening, discriminating against, penalizing, or taking other retaliatory action against an employee regarding the employee's compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment because the employee (i) reports a violation of any federal or state law or regulation to a supervisor or to any governmental body or law-enforcement official; (ii) is requested by a governmental body or law-enforcement official to participate in an investigation, hearing, or inquiry; (iii) refuses to engage in a criminal act that would subject the employee to criminal liability; (iv) refuses an employer's order to perform an action that violates any federal or state law or regulation and the employee informs the employer that the order is being refused for that reason; or (v) provides information to or testifies before any governmental body or law-enforcement official conducting an investigation, hearing, or inquiry into any alleged violation by the employer of federal or state law or regulation. A person who alleges a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action seeking injunctive relief, reinstatement, and compensation for lost wages, benefits, and other remuneration.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103743D pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20109417D-S1 pdf
- 03/07/20 House: First Conference substitute printed 20109692D-H1 pdf
- 03/07/20 House: Second Conference substitute printed 20109977D-H2 pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB798ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1136) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103743D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/16/20 House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/28/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- 01/30/20 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (15-Y 4-N)
- 02/03/20 House: Read first time
- 02/04/20 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/20 House: Read third time and passed House (76-Y 22-N)
- 02/05/20 House: VOTE: Passage (76-Y 22-N)
- 02/06/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/24/20 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (11-Y 3-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/28/20 Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
- 02/28/20 Senate: Rereferred to Judiciary
- 03/02/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 5-N)
- 03/02/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20109417D-S1
- 03/03/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/04/20 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/04/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20109417D-S1
- 03/04/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB798S1
- 03/04/20 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)
- 03/05/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/05/20 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 20109417D-S1 (1-Y 98-N)
- 03/05/20 House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 98-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (23-Y 16-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/05/20 House: House acceded to request
- 03/05/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/05/20 House: Delegates: Delaney, Heretick, Miyares
- 03/05/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senators: Surovell, Deeds, Obenshain
- 03/07/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/20 House: First Conference substitute printed 20109692D-H1
- 03/07/20 House: Conference report ruled not germane
- 03/07/20 House: House requested second conference committee
- 03/07/20 Senate: Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (20-Y 16-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Second conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/07/20 Senate: Senators: Surovell, Deeds, Obenshain
- 03/07/20 House: Second conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/20 House: Delegates: Delaney, Heretick, Miyares
- 03/07/20 House: Second Conference substitute printed 20109977D-H2
- 03/08/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 28-N 1-A)
- 03/08/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (65-Y 28-N 1-A)
- 03/08/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
- 03/18/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB798ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1136 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1136)