Kentucky House Bill 185 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2010 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-24 - reported favorably, to Rules as a Consent Bill
Pending: Senate Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to require public employers to post a notice of public employee rights under the "whistleblower" statutes; amend KRS 61.102 to include supervisors within employing agencies to the list of entities employees can report to; include other types of violations that may be reported and restrict reprisal or discrimination against employees who refuse to participate in employer practices which may violate a law or regulation; amend KRS 61.103 to extend from 90 days to 180 days the amount of time an employee has to bring a civil action for injunctive relief or punitive damages after an alleged violation; amend KRS 61.101 and 61.990 to conform.

AN ACT relating to public employees.

Rep. Derrick Graham [D]	Rep. Tom Riner [D]	Rep. Kent Stevens [D]	Rep. Jim Wayne [D]
Rep. Susan Westrom [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-24		reported favorably, to Rules as a Consent Bill
2010-03-23		returned to State & Local Government (S)
2010-03-23		2nd reading
2010-03-23		taken from committee
2010-03-19		returned to State & Local Government (S)
2010-03-19		1st reading
2010-03-19		taken from committee
2010-02-08		to State & Local Government (S)
2010-02-04		received in Senate
2010-02-03		3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute
2010-02-01		posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 3, 2010
2010-02-01		2nd reading, to Rules
2010-01-28		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
2010-01-19		posted in committee
2010-01-06		to State Government (H)
2010-01-05		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB185.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB185/bill.doc