Bill Sponsor
Colorado Senate Bill 97
Session 2022A
Whistleblower Protection Health & Safety
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 31, 2022
First Action
Feb 1, 2022
Latest Action
May 31, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
97
State
Colorado
Session
2022A
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Summary
Current law provides whistleblower protections for workers who raise a reasonable concern about health or safety related to a public health emergency. The act expands the protection to all health and safety concerns regardless of whether there is a declared public health emergency. To implement the act, the act appropriates: $417,629 to the department of labor and employment, of which $386,579 is for use by the division of labor standards and statistics and $31,050 is for the purchase of legal services; $228,499 to the department of personnel, of which $125,000 is for use by the division of human resources for liability claims and $103,499 is for the purchase of legal services; and $134,549 to the department of law, reappropriated from the department of labor and employment and the department of personnel.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Actions (15)
05/31/2022
Office of the Governor
Governor Signed
05/09/2022
Office of the Governor
Sent to the Governor
05/06/2022
House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/06/2022
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
05/03/2022
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/02/2022
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/29/2022
House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/12/2022
House
House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations
03/29/2022
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
03/29/2022
Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/28/2022
Senate
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/22/2022
Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/18/2022
Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/16/2022
Senate
Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to Appropriations
02/01/2022
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
Sources
Record Created
Feb 1, 2022 6:09:36 PM
Record Updated
Aug 20, 2022 1:49:10 AM