HOUSE BILL 329

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)