Relating to the whistle-blower law
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Feb 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Feb 29, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 18, 2020
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 31
Feb 17, 2020
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Feb 29, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 2/28/20 - House Journal
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 2/28
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 2/28/20 - Senate Journal
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 213)
lower
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 162)
upper
Feb 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 47)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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