Bob Blumenfield
- Democratic
Author
The False Claims Act provides that a person who commits any one of several enumerated acts relating to the submission to the state or a political subdivision of the state a false claim for money, property, or services, as specified, shall be liable to the state or political subdivision for certain damages and for a civil penalty, as specified. Existing law authorizes a person to bring a civil action for damages resulting from fraudulent claims against the state or a political subdivision, and to share in the recovery. Existing law prohibits employers from engaging in certain acts that prevent employees from disclosing information to the government or law enforcement agency or from acting in furtherance of a false claims action. Existing law requires that a civil action for a false claim be filed within a specified time period. This bill would define the term obligation for purposes of these provisions and expand the definition of a claim. The bill would increase the civil penalty for each violation, as specified. The bill would authorize a court to award a person who planned and initiated a violation, as specified, a share of the proceeds of the action, as specified. The bill would provide specified relief to any employee, contractor, or agent that is, among other things, discharged, demoted, suspended, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of his or her employment because of certain acts done by the employee, contractor, or agent in furtherance of these provisions or to stop one or more violations, as specified. The bill would modify the statute of limitations of certain civil actions, as specified.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 647, Statutes of 2012.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:05 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 5958.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 12. Page 4476.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 2).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 12).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 26. Page 4669.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (April 25).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read first time.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2492 | HTML |
| 02/24/12 - Introduced | |
| 04/16/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/18/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/20/12 - Enrolled | |
| 09/27/12 - Chaptered |
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