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SB22-097

Whistleblower Protection Health & Safety

Type Bill
Session 2022 Regular Session
Subjects
Labor & Employment

Concerning the expansion of protections for workers who raise workplace health and safety concerns, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Bill Summary:

Current law provides whistleblower protections for workers who raise a reasonable concern about health or safety related to a public health emergency. The act expands the protection to all health and safety concerns regardless of whether there is a declared public health emergency.

To implement the act, the act appropriates:

  • $417,629 to the department of labor and employment, of which $386,579 is for use by the division of labor standards and statistics and $31,050 is for the purchase of legal services;
  • $228,499 to the department of personnel, of which $125,000 is for use by the division of human resources for liability claims and $103,499 is for the purchase of legal services; and
  • $134,549 to the department of law, reappropriated from the department of labor and employment and the department of personnel.
    (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/31/2022 Signed Act PDF
05/06/2022 Final Act PDF
05/03/2022 Rerevised PDF
05/02/2022 Revised PDF
03/29/2022 Reengrossed PDF
03/28/2022 Engrossed PDF
02/01/2022 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
03/18/2022 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/13/2022 FN3 PDF
03/11/2022 FN2 PDF
02/14/2022 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
04/29/2022 SA2 PDF
03/17/2022 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 22-097 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 22-097 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-4. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 22-097 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/03/2022 Third Reading BILL
41
AYE
24
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/29/2022 Third Reading BILL
20
AYE
13
NO
2
OTHER
Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
03/18/2022 J.001 SEN Appropriations Passed [*] PDF
Date Location Action
05/31/2022 Governor Governor Signed
05/09/2022 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/06/2022 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/06/2022 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/03/2022 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/02/2022 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/29/2022 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/12/2022 House House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations
03/29/2022 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
03/29/2022 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/28/2022 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/22/2022 Senate Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/18/2022 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/16/2022 Senate Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to Appropriations
02/01/2022 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
05/31/2022 274 Whistleblower Protection Health & Safety PDF