Bill Detail: SB22-097

Title	Whistleblower Protection Health & Safety
Status	Sent to the Governor (05/09/2022)
Bill Subjects	Labor & Employment
House Sponsors	L. Herod (D) T. Sullivan (D)
Senate Sponsors	B. Pettersen (D) R. Rodriguez (D)
House Committee	Public and Behavioral Health & Human Services
Senate Committee	Business, Labor and Technology
Date Introduced	02/01/2022
Summary	Current law provides whistleblower protections for workers who raise a reasonable concern about health or safety related to a public health emergency. The bill expands the protection to all health and safety concerns regardless of whether there is a declared public health emergency.
Committee Reports with Amendments	April 29, 2022: House Appropriations Committee Report April 12, 2022: House Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Committee Report March 18, 2022: Senate Appropriations Committee Report February 16, 2022: Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Committee Report
Full Text	Full Text of Bill (pdf) (most recent)
Fiscal Notes	Fiscal Notes (03/11/2022) (most recent)
Additional Bill Documents	Bill Documents Including: Past bill versions Past fiscal notes Committee activity and documents Bill History
Lobbyists	Lobbyists
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Votes	House and Senate Votes
Vote Totals	Vote Totals by Party