Susan Eggman
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 5
Author
Existing law relating to whistleblower protection prohibits an employer, as defined, or any person acting on behalf of the employer, as defined, from, among other things, preventing an employee from, or retaliating against an employee for, providing information to, or testifying before, any public body conducting an investigation, hearing, or inquiry, if the employee has reasonable cause to believe that the information discloses a violation of a law, regardless of whether disclosing the information is part of the employee's job duties. Existing law relating to mental health advocacy requires each local mental health director to appoint, or contract for the services of, one or more county patients' rights advocates to perform prescribed duties. Existing law prohibits the knowing obstruction of a county patients' rights advocate in the performance of the advocate's duties. This bill would establish similar whistleblower protections specifically for county patients' rights advocates. The bill would apply prohibitions against retaliation by an employer to a local contracting agency under these provisions. The bill would establish a private right of action to enforce the rights and protections afforded to county patients' rights advocates.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 423, Statutes of 2019.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 17. Page 3239.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 2490.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 30).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1928.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 16).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 3.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB333 | HTML |
| 01/31/19 - Introduced | |
| 05/17/19 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/26/19 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/30/19 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/13/19 - Enrolled | |
| 10/02/19 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
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