Relating to employers of care providers.
Summary
Prohibits long term care facilities, residential facilities, adult foster homes, child care facilities, child-caring agencies, foster homes, youth care centers, youth offender foster homes or other entities that are licensed, certified or registered to provide care to children, youth, individuals with disabilities or older adults from interfering with good faith disclosure of information by employees or volunteers about abuse or mistreatment of individuals cared for by entity, violations of state or federal laws or other practice that threatens health and safety of individuals cared for by entity, to regulatory agencies, law enforcement authorities, persons acting on behalf of individual and other specified individuals. Makes interfering with disclosure of information specified in Act unlawful employment practice.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 28, 2019
Signed Jun 13, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2019 · House May 30, 2019
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Apr 24, 2019
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Jun 13, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Jun 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
upper
May 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Mitchell, Helt. Passed.
lower
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
lower
May 2, 2019
Committee
Referred to Human Services and Housing.
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Committee
Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Human Services, then Ways and Means.
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
2 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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