2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 329

CHAPTER NUMBER: 504 File Code: Health Occupations
Sponsored By:
Delegates Mandel, Goldwater, R. Baker, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Conroy, Dembrow, Donoghue, Eckardt, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Gordon, Griffith, Grosfeld, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hubers, A. Jones, Kagan, Kopp, La Vay, Menes, Moe, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Riley, Sher, Shriver, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Vallario, Brown, Fulton, Harrison, Hill, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McHale, and Walkup
Entitled:
Health Care Worker Whistleblower Protection Act

Synopsis:

Prohibiting an employer from taking or refusing to take specified personnel actions against a licensed or certified employee who discloses unlawful behavior or refuses to participate in unlawful behavior; providing that specified protections under the Act apply only if a licensed or certified employee has a good faith belief that the employer is engaged in unlawful activity and that the unlawful activity poses a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/24
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/1
Re-assigned Economic Matters
2/13
Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2/20
Hearing cancelled
2/21
Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (136-3)
4/7
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (127-2)
Passed Enrolled
5/16
Signed by the Governor Chapter 504
Senate Action
3/26
First Reading Finance
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Nancy M. Hubers, District 6
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A
Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
DISCLOSURE
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health Occupations
( 1-401 , 1-402 , 1-403 , 1-404 , 1-405 , 1-406 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 703896/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2002   at: 11:07 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 837173/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2002   at: 10:35 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 24, 2002: Third Reading Passed (136-3)
April 7, 2002: Third Reading Passed (127-2)
Senate
April 6, 2002: Third Reading Passed (44-0)