Legislation
- Title
- Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Whistleblower Protections
- Sponsored by
- Delegates Carter, Conaway, Glenn, B. Robinson, and C. Wilson
- Status
- In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note
Synopsis
Prohibiting a supervisor, an appointing authority, and the head of a law enforcement agency from threatening or taking specified retaliatory actions against a specified law enforcement officer under specified circumstances; authorizing a law enforcement officer aggrieved by a specified violation of the Act to file a civil action against a specified law enforcement agency for specified relief; authorizing that, instead of specified relief, the law enforcement officer may seek specified statutory damages; etc.
Committees
- Original:
- Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media
Details
Introduced in a prior session as: HB1187 Session: 2015 Regular Session
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016
History
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Date Posted | Document Name |
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1/22/2016 | Text - First - Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Whistleblower Protections |
3/21/2016 | Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary |
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3-801 through 3-806 )
Last Updated: 2/3/2020 2:28 PM